Study of respiratory symptoms among sputum positive

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Conclusions
1- Haemoptysis, chest pain and fever were the symptoms urging the patient
to seek medical advise rapidly in comparison to other symptoms.
2- Haemoptysis in middle age group, dyspnea, anorexia and night sweating
in elderly age group and expectoration in both middle and elderly age
group were statistically significant symptoms among sputum +ve cases
for AFB in relation to age groups.
3- Specificity ofcommon respiratory symptoms are as follow:
Chest pain 71%, Haemptysis 59.4%, dyspnea 53.1%, expectoration
50% and cough 37.5%
4- Specificity of common general symptoms are as follow:
Anorexia 75%, weight loss 65.6%, night sweat 59.4% and fever
46.6%.
..,.--- 5- Sensitivity ofcommon respiratory symptoms proved to be :
Cough 97.4%, expectoration 87%, haemptysis 51.9%, dyspnea 50%
and chest pain 34.4%.
6- Sensitivity of common general symptoms are:-
Fever 60.4%, weight loss 51.9%, night sweat 40.3% and anorexia
27.3%
7- In an Egyptian community Cough dry or productive, haemoptysis,
dyspnea, weight loss and fever among smokers were highly suggestive
of pulmonary tuberculosis. This statement holds more good when TB
like picture and +ve tuberculin test are present.
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