title: [Respiratory diseases at hospitals in Brazzaville, Congo].
abstract: The authors has recorded all respiratory diseases encountered in the chest department of the University Hospital of Brazzaville, from January 1 to December 31, 1988. The case-records of 912 patients were involved in this study. Respiratory disease were found to be more frequent in men than in women. Tuberculosis ranked first (52.08%), followed by acute lung infections (32.65%) and asthma (5.15%). Malignant tumours were rare (1.53%). The incidence of HIV infection was high (10.51%), and this disease was often associated with tuberculosis (10.30%). Subjects in the 20-29 years age group were those most affected. The overall mortality rate was 13.48%. Mortality increased with age, exceeding 30% in patients over 60. Mortality rates were 15% in acute lung infections and 10% in tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumophtisiologie, CHU de Brazzaville, République populaire du Congo.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mboussa
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003223:Congo; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Affections respiratoires en milieu hospitalier à Brazzaville, Congo.