SETTING Adult patients with tuberculosis (TB) recruited at the chest clinic of the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, from 2003 to 2004. OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with delayed treatment or hospitalisation. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey of newly identified adult patients with TB. RESULTS A total of 223 patients were included in the analysis. Patients with smea...

BACKGROUND Regarding cases of infectious diseases tuberculosis (TB) is the most important cause of death and according to the DALY criteria, this disease has the seventh position in global disease ranking. In this study, we aim to determine the risk factors, which have a significant effect on the treatment completion and mortality of TB patients. METHODS This study is a retrospective cohort s...

TOPIC: Lung Cancer TYPE: Fellow Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT), is a system of found within various organs that plays role in regulating local immunity. As this contains T, B, and plasma cells, it the potential site for development lymphoma. MALT lymphomas are form B-cell extranodal lymphoma can originate from marginal zone lymphocytes lung, referred to as ...