| Literature DB >> 20478985 |
R Baijal1, H R Praveenkumar, D N Amarapurkar, K Nagaraj, M Jain.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20478985 DOI: 10.1258/td.2010.090463
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trop Doct ISSN: 0049-4755 Impact factor: 0.731