Incidence of Several Forms of Tuberculosis (TB) and Their Bacillus Calamette Guerin (BCG) Vaccination Status among Children

Aim: The purpose of the study was to govern incidence various forms tuberculosis and status BCG vaccination in children. Study design: A Cross-sectional study. Place Duration Study: In Pediatrics department Jinnah hospital, Lahore for one-year duration from January 2021 December 2021. Methods: total 200 patients with were recruited who met inclusion exclusion criteria. demographic profile including age, gender hospital registration numbers is recorded. Informed oral consent obtained parents each child. scar present or absent. Form tuberculosis, pulmonary (fever> 14 days, ESR> 50, sputum positive AFB, x-ray results), tuberculous meningitis (fever focal neurological symptoms lasting longer than CT results according criteria, CSF pleocytosis), lymphadenitis (detection by histopathology on excisional lymph node biopsy), abdominal previous weight loss anorexia, mesenteric lymphadenitis, biopsy lesion suggestive tuberculosis), description labelling vaccinated unvaccinated patient presence absence scar. Results: During this period, criteria selected Of included, 110 (55%) males 90 (45%) females (Table 1), their age varies 1 years, 7.22 ± 3.78 years an average age. Out enrolled patients, four most common types examined. cases, 95 (47.5%) 50 (25%) meningitis, 35 (17.5%) 25 (12.5%) tuberculosis. enrolled, 85 (42.5%) (with scarring) 115 (57.5%) unvaccinated. Keywords: Tuberculosis, BCG, Pulmonary