DOCTOR'S DELAY IN ENDOBRONCHIAL TUBERCULOSIS
[Abstract] [Objective] The aim of this study was to investigate the current status of doctor's delay in diagnosing endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) and to elucidate the risk factors contributing to the delay. [Methods] Retrospective clinicopathological analysis. [Patients] Sixty-two patients w...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Kekkaku 2013-01, Vol.88 (1), p.9-13 |
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Zusammenfassung: | [Abstract] [Objective] The aim of this study was to investigate the current status of doctor's delay in diagnosing endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) and to elucidate the risk factors contributing to the delay. [Methods] Retrospective clinicopathological analysis. [Patients] Sixty-two patients with EBTB were admitted at our hospital between 1999 and 2010. Their backgrounds, symptoms, diagnoses at initial consultation, delay in diagnosis, and clinical examination results were analyzed. [Results] Of the 62 patients, 59 had acid-fast, bacillipositive sputum smear test results at admission. Among the 40 patients with total diagnostic delay of more than 2 months, only 11 experienced long patient's delay exceeding 2 months. However, 22 patients experienced long doctor's delay of more than 2 months (28% vs. 55%, respectively, p |
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ISSN: | 0022-9776 |