PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Constantin Marica AU - Cristian Didilescu AU - Domnica Chiotan AU - Gilda Popescu AU - Adriana Socaci AU - Gheorghe Nini TI - Tuberculosis endemia evolution in Romania's regions 2008-2011 DP - 2013 Sep 01 TA - European Respiratory Journal PG - P2866 VI - 42 IP - Suppl 57 4099 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P2866.short 4100 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P2866.full SO - Eur Respir J2013 Sep 01; 42 AB - Romania still has the greatest number of tuberculosis cases from the EU countries. During 2002-2011, the incidence of tuberculosis in Romania decreased by 42% from 142.2 %000 to 82.8 %000.The number of new cases registered in 2011 was 14,607, while the relapses was 3142, compared to 15,963 cases, respectively, of 3359 of relapses in 2010. Infectious disease has become less frequent in the last 9 years among children.The number of cases decreased by 51% between 2002-2011.Last year, there were 770 cases in children compared to 1,843 cases in 2002.Even under these conditions, we retain the position of EU leaders in the number of TB cases.TB mortality has also decreased in this period.Tuberculosis frequency is lower in urban areas, where there is 71.9 %000, compared to rural areas, where 96.2 %000.Although, in the last years it’s ascertained a decreasing mainstream of incidence, tuberculosis still remains an important challenge for health system so by the total number of cases and particularly by the MDR TB and XDR TB cases.Incidence by tuberculosis isn’t uniformly distributed in Romania territories.It is known that TB epidemiometrical indicators correlate well with the economic situation in a country. The dynamics is correlated with average income per capita.These differences in territory bear out economics and social difficulties, unemployment and deficiency at counties levels in apply of health programs, sanitary education, responsibilities of sanitary workers.The detection rates of new cases positive smear was 74% in 2010, compared with 73% in Europe.A therapeutic success rate of new cases of pulmonary TB positive microscopy by over 80% since 2003 (86% in 2009 compared to 67% in Europe).