High mortality due to gastrointestinal TB in HIV and non-HIV patients

BACKGROUND: Due to the reported low incidence of gastrointestinal TB, there is a lack of data related to the prognosis, risk factors and frequency of resistant TB in this subgroup of patients.OBJECTIVE: To report the clinical presentation, diagnostic methods, treatment and outcomes in gastrointestin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease 2022-04, Vol.26 (4), p.348-355
Hauptverfasser:	Monreal-Robles, R., González-González, J. A., Sordia-Ramírez, J., Ruiz-Holguin, E., Negreros-Osuna, A. A., de la Rosa-Pacheco, S., Soto-Moncivais, B., Rendón, A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	abdominal tuberculosis, HIV Albumin Albumins Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Hemoglobin HIV HIV Infections - complications HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - epidemiology Hospital Mortality Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Incidence Inflammatory Bowel Disease Mortality Patients Resistance factors Retrospective Studies Risk analysis Risk Factors Septic shock Subgroups Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - mortality
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Zusammenfassung:	BACKGROUND: Due to the reported low incidence of gastrointestinal TB, there is a lack of data related to the prognosis, risk factors and frequency of resistant TB in this subgroup of patients.OBJECTIVE: To report the clinical presentation, diagnostic methods, treatment and outcomes in gastrointestinal TB.METHODS: We prospectively studied the demographic, clinical, and paraclinical data of all consecutive gastrointestinal TB inpatients over an 8-year period.RESULTS: We identified gastrointestinal TB in 28 (3.5%) out of 799 inpatients with TB infection. Seven patients (25%) were HIV-positive. Overall mortality was 35.7%, with the combined variable of haemoglobin
ISSN:	1027-3719 1815-7920
DOI:	10.5588/ijtld.21.0446