Miliary tuberculosis and disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Inpatients with tuberculosis infections hospitalized at Kurume University School of Medicine between April 1st, 1997 and March 31st, 2009. 2. Age>and=20yrs 3. Findings of diffuse disseminated pulmonary nodules pattern (TB classification bIII3) 4. Histories of detection of TB antigen in sputum and urine by culture and PCR before anti-tuberculosis therapy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To investigate sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of detection of urine TB gene by PCR on diagnosis of MTB | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kurume University Department of medicine