Journal of Bioanalysis & Biomedicine

Jerusalem Israel Kassa

Publications

• Research Article
  Factors Affecting Treatment Outcome of Tuberculosis among Tuberculosis Patients in West Ethiopia
  Author(s): Jerusalem Israel Kassa, Mohammed Gebre Dedefo, Ayana Tadesse Korsa and Tesfa Tekle DibessaJerusalem Israel Kassa, Mohammed Gebre Dedefo, Ayana Tadesse Korsa and Tesfa Tekle Dibessa
  
  Background: Tuberculosis is a life threatening disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. In developing countries the incidence of tuberculosis has been increasing steadily since the 1990s, particularly in African countries. Several European countries have lately reported a slight increase in tuberculosis, but these are mostly related to immigrants from high-incidence countries. Objective: To assess the treatment outcomes of tuberculosis and its associated factors among tuberculosis patients on anti-tuberculosis therapy in Nekemte Referral Hospital, West Ethiopia. Methods: A four years retrospective cross-sectional study was used and all patients’ information that fulfilled the inclusion criteria was retrieved from records of patients with basic information for all registered patients. We analyzed the records of.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/1948-593X.1000200

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