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In this study, the prevalence of smear-positive tuberculosis among presumptive TB cases who visited the hospital was assessed.<jats:italic>Method<\/jats:italic>. Acid fast bacilli (AFB) test was performed on samples collected from 200 presumptive TB cases. Data were analyzed using appropriate statistical tools.<jats:italic>Result.<\/jats:italic>Among 200 presumptive TB cases, 10% (20 individuals) (60% were male and 40% were female) were found to be positive for the AFB. Of these AFB positive subjects, 11.2% and 6.3% were from urban and rural areas, respectively. Among 20 AFB positive cases, 45% (9), 45% (9), and 10% (2) were HIV positive, HIV negative, and with HIV status unknown, respectively. The highest AFB positive cases were found within age group between 25 and 44 years (70%) and followed by age above 40 years (30%). It was found out that 75% (15), 15% (3), 5% (1), and 5% (1) were unemployed, government employed, student, and nongovernment employed, accordingly.<jats:italic>Conclusion.<\/jats:italic>This study indicated higher level of AFB positive cases within age groups of 25\u201344 and 65\u201374 years and also exhibited higher prevalence of TB cases from urban areas.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2017\/6325484","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,21]],"date-time":"2017-08-21T21:01:30Z","timestamp":1503349290000},"page":"1-5","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Prevalence of Smear-Positive Tuberculosis among Patients Who Visited Saint Paul\u2019s Specialized Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2017","author":[{"given":"Dinna Abera","family":"Nugussie","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Kotebe Metropolitan University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"},{"name":"Saint Paul\u2019s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, 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