Clinical spectrum and associated comorbidities in Tuberculosis patients: A Hospital-based study in Odisha, India

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infectious disease frequently associated with 
comorbidities. However, data on tuberculosis and comorbidities from northeast 
India are scarce. The study's goal is to look at the clinical spectrum of tuberculosis 
and the number of comorbidities in TB patients. 
Methods 
The present study was a prospective hospital-based observational study of all TB 
patients selected by consecutive sampling. The data was collected for socio
demographic characteristics and clinical data. The data were analyzed using 
statistical software SPSS v. 17.0, and a p-value of 0.05 was considered significant.