Impact the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Erbil city (original) (raw)

2023, International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research

Background: Infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a continuous problem in patient especially in developing country, due to its infectious nature, complex immunological response, chronic progression and the need for long-term treatment, TB has always been a major health burden; in more recent years, associated with its severe social implications, treating and preventing TB have represented a permanent challenge over the course of human history. Objectives: Our study aimed to carry out a center-based cross sectional study on Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from January 2015 till November 2019, rate of Tuberculosis among age group, gender, site of infection and extra pulmonary sub-diagnosis. Materials and Methods: Totally 1061 tuberculosis patients from January 2015 till November 2019. were collected from Chest and Respiratory Disease Center/Erbil-Iraq. Identified by using macroscopical, microscopical. Acid fast stain was performed, isolates were characterized by using Gene xpert. Sputum smear-positive tuberculosis (PTB) patients diagnosed were enrolled and then were cultured at Löwenstein-Jensen (LJ) medium. Statistical analysis was performed. Results: A total of (1061) samples were collected from eight sources (abscess, peritoneal fluid, pleural effusion, spinal cord, sputum, tissue biopsy, urine), the number of cases increased from