Baijal R, Praveenkumar H R, Amarapurkar D N, Nagaraj K, Jain M
Department of Gastroenterology, Jagjivanram Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Trop Doct. 2010 Jul;40(3):163-4. doi: 10.1258/td.2010.090463. Epub 2010 May 17.
Tuberculosis is a common disease in India. Its prevalence is higher in patients with cirrhosis of the liver. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of tuberculosis in patients with liver cirrhosis in Western India. The prevalence was fifteen times higher than in the general population. It was significantly higher in alcoholics. The response to treatment and outcome were found to be favourable.
结核病在印度是一种常见疾病。在肝硬化患者中其患病率更高。本研究旨在确定印度西部肝硬化患者中结核病的患病率。该患病率比普通人群高15倍。在酗酒者中显著更高。发现治疗反应和结果良好。
