Abstract
An audit of 690 cases of tuberculosis out of 46,276 patients seen during the last 25 years in a busy general practice is reported. Of the 690 cases, 67% were pulmonary, 33% extra-pulmonary TB. Modes of both types of tuberculosis are described and the reason for increased incidence of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis are discussed.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Family Practice
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Female
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Humans
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Incidence
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Male
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Medical Audit
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Middle Aged
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Pakistan / epidemiology
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Retrospective Studies
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Social Class
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Tuberculosis / epidemiology*
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Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / epidemiology
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Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / epidemiology
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Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / epidemiology
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Tuberculosis, Pleural / epidemiology
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / epidemiology*