Evolution of the Cure Rate of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Mbujimayi Case of the General Reference Hospital (HGR) Franciscan Sisters of Lukelenge, Democratic Republic of the Congo
A retrospective and descriptive cross-sectional study of tuberculosis patients treated at the General Reference Hospital (HGR) Franciscan Sisters of Lukelenge was carried out for the evolution of the healing rate of pulmonary tuberculosis over a period from 2010 to 2014. The cure rate varied from year to year; overall, this rate was 80.2%. It was 73.9% in 2010, 80% in 2011, 84.2% in 2012, 82.8% in 2013 and 80% in 2014. The male sex was the most affected with 58.5%. 72.6% of cases were secondary level, 84.5% of cases had received treatment for 6 months.
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Georges, K. K. , Charles, K. C. , Justin, T. K. , Lievin, M. N. , Roger, C. K. , Roger, K. S. , Erick, M. M. , Paul, C. M. and David, K. M. M. (2022). Evolution of the Cure Rate of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Mbujimayi Case of the General Reference Hospital (HGR) Franciscan Sisters of Lukelenge, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Open Access Library Journal, 9, e9146. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1109146.
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