RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Patients diagnosed of TB in the Ourense area in the last decade: A descriptive study
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP P2668
VO 40
IS Suppl 56
A1 Hugo Gómez
A1 Abel Rodríguez
A1 Isaura Parente
A1 Blanco Nagore
A1 Jose Abal
A1 Pedro Velázquez
YR 2012
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P2668.abstract
AB Objective: to assess the annual incidence TB and its epidemiologyMaterial and methods: retrospective study on patients diagnosed of tuberculosis during the decade 1999-2009. Data collecting was possible thanks to the “Programa Galego de Prevención y Control de Tuberculosis" The usual descriptive study was then performed based on these data; quantitative variables were expressed as mean ± SD, whereas the qualitative ones as absolute frequencies or percentages, using the χ 2 test to assess associations among them.Results: the whole series included a total of 1746 cases, with a greater incidence among males and those between 24 – 35 yr. Exposure to infected persons, smoking habit, alcoholism and immunosuppression were the main risk factors.The most common site of infection was pulmonary (67.5%), followed by pleural (14%), lymphadenopathies (7.1 %) and others (9.3 %). With regard to microbiology, the best yield could be obtained from culture (positive in 80% of cases), whereas the detection of AFB was positive only in 41% of patients.The chest X-ray was pathologic in 93.3%, even though cavitations were only present in 27.6 % of cases.The scheduled therapy was completed and microbiological cure was attained in 85.6 %, which fares favourably compared to other published series.The global death rate was 10.63 %, but only 1.1 % were attributable to TB.Conclusions:· The incidence of pulmonary TB has clearly decreased in the preceeding years, although it still prevails in males and in the 24-35 yr.-old group.·The “pathological X-ray with cavitation” was observed in 28 % of cases.·85.6% completed the scheduled treatment.· The global death rate was 10.63 %, but TB just accounted for 1.1%.