Objective. To describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristicsof patients with tuberculosis (TB) in the province of Leoncio Prado, 2017. Methods . Research is quantitative, descriptive, retrospective and transversal. Population comprised of 145 cases diagnosed with TB, determined by the tuberculosis surveillance system, 2017. Results. Estimated incidence was 10.6 cases per 10,000 inhabitants. 79.3 % (115/145) had bacteriological confirmation. In the age range (15 to 59), 2.1 % (3/145) were HIV positive.The frequent location was pulmonary 87.6 % (127/145) and extra pulmonary 1.4% (18/145). Contact with tuberculosis patient 40.7 % (59/145), contact with deceased 3.4 % (5/145), comorbidity is associated in 7.6 % (11/145) such as diabetes, pregnancy, cancer, asthma and corticosteroids therapy. Population at risk 13.8 % (20/145) in schools/institutes/universities, healthcare workers ...

La tuberculosis es una enfermedad de salud pública, enfrenta un obstáculo muy importante para su control; El objetivo fue, describir las características epidemiológicas y clínicas de la entidad. La metodología empleado consideró ser un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo de corte transversal. La población conformado por 145 casos con diagnóstico de TB, determinados por el sistema de vigilancia de tuberculosis 2017. Las variables incluidas corresponden a datos de características sociodemográficos y clínicos, que fueron recogidos mediante la ficha de notificación epidemiológica de tuberculosis. Resultados: a continuación se demuestra lo siguiente, el estudio presentó una incidencia estimada de 10.6 casos por 10.000 habitantes. El 79.3% (115/145) tenían confirmación bacteriológica. La edad media de 31 años (SD = 18.96), el 2.1% (3/145) fueron VIH positivos. La localizaciÃ...

Objective. To describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with tuberculosis (TB) in the province of Leoncio Prado, 2017. Methods. Research is quantitative, descriptive, retrospective and transversal. Population comprised of 145 cases diagnosed with TB, determined by the tuberculosis surveillance system, 2017. Results. Estimated incidence was 10.6 cases per 10,000 inhabitants. 79.3% (115/145) had bacteriological confirmation. In the age range (15 to 59), 2.1 % (3/145) were HIV positive. The frequent location was pulmonary 87.6 % (127/145) and extra pulmonary 1.4 % (18/145). Contact with tuberculosis patient 40.7 % (59/145), contact with deceased 3.4 % (5/145), comorbidity is associated in 7.6 % (11/145) such as diabetes, pregnancy, cancer, asthma and corticosteroids therapy. Population at risk 13.8 % (20/145) in schools/institutes/universities, healthcare workers...