Abstract:Intoroduction/Objective The objectives of our study were to determine the impact of smoking on clinical characteristics, the scope of radiological severity, and treatment outcome of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Method This prospective study included patients suffering from PTB treated at the Pulmonology Department of the Clinical Hospital Center in Kosovska Mitrovica in the period between 2010 and 2016. Results Among smokers suffering from PTB there were significantly more males (p = 0.05) betwe… Show more
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