Open AccessSex-Specific Differences in the Clinical Profile Among Patients with Tracheobronchial Tuberculosis: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Shenzhen, China
Author(s) -
Jiapeng Fu,
Jian Li,
Zhi Liu,
Shasha Zheng,
Xue Li,
Xianjia Ning,
Jinghua Wang,
Wenying Gao,
Guobao Li
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s367070
Subject(s) - medicine , sputum , tuberculosis , diabetes mellitus , female sex , cross sectional study , pathology , endocrinology
Tracheobronchial tuberculosis (TBTB) has been proposed to occur more commonly in female patients. However, to date, studies that systematically delineate differences between female and male patients with TB infection are lacking. We aimed to comprehensively assess the sex-specific differences in clinical manifestation, bronchoscopy performance, bacteriological examination, and imaging of TBTB in Shenzhen, China.