Association Of Smoking With Recurrence Of Pulmonary Kochs; After Completion Of Antituberculous Treatment.

Background: Smoking is one of the most important yet modifiable risk factors for incidence, morbidity, recurrence and mortality from Pulmonary Koch's or tuberculosis. This study attempted to demonstrate the association between smoking and recurrence risk of Pulmonary Koch's in Pakistani male population.

Methods: This case control study was conducted at Federal Government Tuberculosis Hospital, Rawalpindi from 2015 to 2016.