Abstract:Background
Tuberculosis (TB) has a high morbidity and mortality rate, and its prevention and treatment focus is on impoverished areas. The Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture is a typical impoverished area in western China with insufficient medical resources and high HIV positivity. However, there have been few reports of TB and drug resistance in this area.
Methods
We collected the demographic and clinical data of inpatients with sputum smear positive TB between 2015 and 2021 in an infectious disease hospita… Show more
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