Hallazgos radiológicos más frecuentes y su correlación con la baciloscopia en pacientes con sospecha de tuberculosis en el hospital del IESS Loja Manuel Ygnacio Monteros

Abstract

Abstract: Across-sectional observational study was conducted in order to describe the most frequent radiological findings and their correlation with smear in patients suspected of tuberculosis and patients with a definitive diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis, in the same way the sensitivity and specificity of the combined method for the diagnosis of the same. The study sample was 33 suspected tuberculosis patients and 28 with a definitive diagnosis ofpulmonary tuberculosis from the Manuel Ignacio Monteros IESS Loja hospital in a period from January 2017 to May 2019. The pattern associated with primarytuberculosis was the most frequent and the acinar infiltrate It was the most frequent finding in patients with suspected and definitive diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis respectively. The statistical tests applied corroborated that the radiological signs are independent of the smear result, sex and age of patients with tuberculosis, and a sensitivity and specificity for the combined method of 100% and 55% respectively were established.