This study aims to describe the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic characteristics of patients followed for tuberculosis at the Regional Hospital Center of Tahoua (Niger) as well as their outcomes.We conducted a retrospective and descriptive study from the medical records of patients followed for tuberculosis between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2019. A total of 465 patients were included in the present study (304 men and 161 women; mean age: 30 years). Patients coming from urban areas represented 51% of the cases. Bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis represented 63% of the cases, 15% of clinically diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis and 22% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis including Pott's disease. The HIV testing rate was 97.8%. Tuberculosis-HIV association represented 13% of the cases. The therapeutic success was 90.5%. The lethality rate was 5.2% (24/465). Among 24 patients who died, three had tuberculosis-HIV association.
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