Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Morocco: A Two Year Retrospective Study

• 作者: Abdelmajid Soulaymani Abdelrhani Mokhtari Hanaa Mouchrik Hinde Hami Mhammed Jabri
• 来源期刊: 结核病研究(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION EPIDEMIOLOGY RETROSPECTIVE Study Morocco
• 年，卷（期）: jhbyjyw_2018,（1）
• 页码范围: 104-111
• 页数: 8页
• 分类号: R5

摘要

OBJECTIVES: To determine the epidemiological features of pulmonary tuberculosis in the region of Gharb-Chrarda-Beni-Hssen in Morocco. METHODS: This is a retrospective study of pulmonary tuberculosis cases, diagnosed and treated at the regional diagnostic center of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases (RDCTRD) in Kenitra between January 2010 and December 2011. RESULTS: During the study period, there were 456 cases diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis at the RDCTRD, accounting for 51.3% of all tuberculosis cases reported during this period. More than two-thirds were men (69%), with a male-female ratio of 2.22 and 3.3% of cases were children under the age of 15 years. The average age of the patients was 37.07 ± 0.78 years. The average body weight at diagnosis of tuberculosis was 56.20 ± 0.55 kg for all patients. According to the results, 89% of pulmonary tuberculosis cases were microscopically positive. The majority of patients (80.3%) showed signs of tuberculous impregnation. Nearly three-quarters of these cases (71%) were smokers, 21% were cannabis addicts and 7% were alcoholics. Among the 427 cases for whom the outcome was known, 3 (0.7%) of them died. CONCLUSION: Tuberculosis can be controlled by preventing transmission and infection, by stopping the progression from latent infection to active tuberculosis, and by treating active disease.