PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nicoleta Cioran
AU  - Elmira Ibraim
AU  - Horia Cocei
TI  - Profile of TB deaths in Romania during 2007-2009
DP  - 2011 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - p4365
VI  - 38
IP  - Suppl 55
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/38/Suppl_55/p4365.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/38/Suppl_55/p4365.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2011 Sep 01; 38
AB  - Introduction: Even TB is a curable disease from several decades, it's estimated that it is still killing over 1.7 million people early worldwide. The TB mortality rate decreased in Romania since 2003, in parallel with the decrease of notification rate, but the proportion of deaths from all reported TB cases is keeping more than 6.5%.Aims and objectives: To study the profile of TB deaths in Romania during 2007-2009. on the demographics data of the deceased persons, their associated diseases and depending on the bacteriological confirmation of pulmonary TB case.Methods: Descriptive retrospective study of demographic and clinical characteristics of deaths among TB cases notified in Romania in 2007-2009. Data and information have been extracted from electronic National TB Register.Results: A total of 4920 TB deaths have been reported in the analyzed 3 years: 1657 in 2007, 1728 in 2008 and 1535 in 2009. Of them 80.8% were men and 58.9% were living in rural area. The highest frequency of deaths occurred in 50-54 years in each analyzed year. The ratio of pulmonary site was 93.4%, with bacteriological confirmation rate by microscopy 71.6% and by culture 63.5%. The share of deaths caused by TB decreased from 82.2% in 2007 to 80.8% in 2008 and 75.4% in 2009. MDR-TB cases represented 8.5%. The most common associated diseases were alcoholism, liver diseases, diabetes and renal diseases. HIV co-infection has been reported in 104 cases (2.1%).Conclusions: In the analyzed period of time the highest number of deaths has been recorded in 2008. The highest proportions of TB deceases were observed in men, from 50-54 age group, living in rural area, most commonly alcoholics, with advanced pulmonary forms of disease.