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Epidemiology and clinicodemographic features of microbiologically confirmed and presumptive extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia: a multicenter study.

Hilina Mollalign, Shewki Moga, Dawit Chala, Muluwok Getahun, Habteyes Hailu Tola, Dereje Beyene

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6 authors.

Hilina MollalignEthiopian Public Health Institute, Infectious Diseases Research Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Shewki MogaEthiopian Public Health Institute, Infectious Diseases Research Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Dawit ChalaEthiopian Public Health Institute, Infectious Diseases Research Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Muluwok GetahunEthiopian Public Health Institute, Infectious Diseases Research Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Habteyes Hailu TolaSalale University, College of Health Sciences, Salale, Ethiopia.
Dereje BeyeneAddis Ababa University, Department of Microbial Sciences and Genetics, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Funding

Ethiopia-Emory TB Research Training ProgramD43TW009127 · FIC · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI HENRY M BLUMBERG, Kidist Bobosha · 2013 to 2026
$3.4M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW009127
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the magnitude and factors associated with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) and examine differences in clinicodemographic features compared to presumptive EPTB. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between August 2022 and October 2023 to enroll 542 participants from eleven public hospitals. Microbiologic confirmations of EPTB were made using Xpert MTB/RIF-Ultra and TB culture. Clinicodemographic variables were described using frequency and compared using chi-square and regression statistics. Result: The prevalence of culture-confirmed EPTB was 34.9% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 30.9-39.0). The mean platelet count distribution was higher among microbiologically confirmed EPTB ( Conclusions: The prevalence of EPTB in Ethiopia remains high. Most clinical features of presumptive and confirmed EPTB overlap, while there are slight differences in sociodemographic characteristics.

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Clinical featuresEpidemiologyEthiopiaExtrapulmonary tuberculosis

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PMID41143073
PMCPMC12547019

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