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Shemsu Kedir Juhar
Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Ethiopia
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Evaluation of Smear Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis Before and After Antibiotic Use: The Case of Four Public Health Centers of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Author(s): Shemsu Kedir Juhar*
Background: Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in sputum smear-negative patients is challenging in today ’ s medical practice. As a result, Diagnosis of SNPT mostly supported on clinical and radiographic elements in our country set up. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study on the burden of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis from a total of 220 suspected pulmonary tuberculosis patients conducted in four public health centers of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between May 25, 2017, and September 30, 2017. Study participants sputum sample were screened for acid-fast bacilli by direct smear microscopy two times before and after antibiotic administration and demographic data was taken. All smear negative morning sputum samples were further processed for culture using solid Lowenstein-Jensen medium at the St. Peter TB Specialized Hospital T.. View more»