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The characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis amongst patients attending chest clinic, including age, sex, occupation and hemoglobin concentration in Benin City, Nigeria

Authors: ENITAN Samson

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Open Journal Of Clinical Diagnostics,

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Aim: To study characteristics of pulmonary tubercu- losis amongst patients attending chest clinics in Benin City. Materials and Methods: A total of 816 subjects comprising of 563 (69%) males and 253 (31%) fe- males were enlisted for this study. Sputum specimen and blood were collected from all subjects. Acid al- cohol fast bacilli from sputa were examined using the Ziehl Nelson staning technique. Hemoglobin concen- tration was determined using the method described by Dacis and Lewis. Result: Pulmonary tuberculosis infection was significantly affected by age among the male and female subjects studied (P < 0> 0.05). Irrespective of gen- der, anemia was significantly associated with pulmo- nary tuberculosis infection (P < 0>

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ENITAN,S. . (0000). The characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis amongst patients attending chest clinic, including age, sex, occupation and hemoglobin concentration in Benin City, Nigeria, 3 (), 14-14.

ENITAN,S. . "The characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis amongst patients attending chest clinic, including age, sex, occupation and hemoglobin concentration in Benin City, Nigeria" 3, no (), (0000): 14-14.

ENITAN,S. and . (0000). The characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis amongst patients attending chest clinic, including age, sex, occupation and hemoglobin concentration in Benin City, Nigeria, 3 (), pp14-14.

ENITANS, . The characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis amongst patients attending chest clinic, including age, sex, occupation and hemoglobin concentration in Benin City, Nigeria. 0000, 3 ():14-14.

ENITAN,Samson , . "The characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis amongst patients attending chest clinic, including age, sex, occupation and hemoglobin concentration in Benin City, Nigeria", 3 . (0000) : 14-14.

E.Samson , "The characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis amongst patients attending chest clinic, including age, sex, occupation and hemoglobin concentration in Benin City, Nigeria" vol.3, no., pp. 14-14, 0000.

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