A study of Assessment of Prevalence of Tubercular Infection and Tubercular Cervical Lymphadenitis in Rural school children of Nagamangala Taluka of Mandya District, Karnataka State
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Year 2014, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis is one of the common communicable infections in our country. The present study reveals the status of Tubercular infection and Cervical Tuberculosis lymphadenitis in rural school children of Nagamangala Taluka of Karnataka State in the year 2004-2005. Objectives: Assessment of prevalence of Tubercular infection and Tubercular Cervical lymphadenitis in school children of Nagamangala district of Karnataka state. Materials and methods: data was collected from sample size of 693 school children using simple random technique. Tuberculin test to assess prevalence of Tubercular infection and FNAC test to confirm tubercular cervical lymphadenitis. Results: Tubercular infection was found to be 3.17% and Tubercular Cervical lymphadenitis o.58%. Conclusion: Tuberculosis infection is still common in school children and so is tubercular cervical lymphadenitis (extra pulmonary tuberculosis). Tuberculin test in children and FNAC test are cost effective in assessing status of TB infection and Tubercular cervical lymphadenitis.
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Suresh Lankeshwar , Usha Ramachandra , Prabhu N. B
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