1373. Clinical Presentation, Demographics, and Outcomes of Cases of Tuberculosis (TB) at Princess Margaret Hospital, Nassau, The Bahamas 2014–2016

The Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon.

Outcomes of squamous cell cancer of the oral tongue managed at the Princess Margaret Hospital.

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to analyze the outcomes and treatment in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oral tongue, as well as validate previously reported predictors of survival. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 259 patients treated with curative intent between 1994 and 2004. Kaplan-Meier estimates, log-rank test, and Cox regression models were used for stati...

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Clinical Practice Guidelines

Genital tuberculosis at Tygerberg Hospital--prevalence, clinical presentation and diagnosis.

Over a period of 30 months (1 July 1986-31 December 1988) 57 cases of genital tuberculosis were diagnosed at Tygerberg Hospital. Forty of these cases were diagnosed as a result of routine screening in 650 patients who presented with infertility and the other 17 were diagnosed in patients admitted to the gynaecological wards. The prevalence in patients presenting with infertility was 6.15%. The ...

Clinical presentation, demographics and outcome of Tuberculosis (TB) in a low incidence area: a 4-year study in Geneva, Switzerland

BACKGROUND The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in developed countries has decreased since the 1990s, reflecting worldwide efforts to identify and treat TB according to WHO recommendations. However TB remains an important public health problem in industrialized countries with a high proportion of cases occurring among subjects originating from high prevalence countries. The aim of this study was ...