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Correlation between chest X-ray & sputum investigation of pulmonary Tuberculosis in Salah Al-deen Governorate | ||
| Medical Journal of Tikrit | ||
| Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 112, 2016, Pages 47-49 | ||
| Author | ||
| Khalid Omar Mohammad Ali | ||
| Abstract | ||
| لTo determine the importance of direct smear examination of sputum correlated to the chest X-ray findings as reliable diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). The medical records of patients with PTB in the chest disease center in Tikrit city were reviewed regarding ages, sex, chest X-ray and direct smear examination of sputum. The present study show that the most of cases 37 (57.81 %) were positive for sputum smear examination and X-ray findings, while 27 (42.19 %) of patients had been positive chest X-ray findings . Regarding methods of diagnosis the study shows that 41 (64 % ) of cases were positive for direct smear examination. The direct microscopic examination dose not require cost and sophisticated equipments and can be performed without regular electricity and water supply . It is possible to use this method as a base for the diagnosis of PTB | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Correlation between chest X; ray; deen Governorate | ||
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