title: [An epidemiological study of tuberculosis in the health area of Santiago de Compostela during the years 1989, 1990 and 1991].
abstract: In order to assess the incidence of tuberculous disease in our health area, we reviewed the clinical records of patients from the three hospitals of the area under study during the years 1989, 1990 and 1991, who had positive bacilloscopy, positive Lowenstein's culture in any specimen and/or compatible anatomopathologic report. After excluding 26 patients because they belonged to other health areas, 885 patients remained in the study, out of which 251 (64% men and 36% women) were from the year 1989, 270 (64% men and 36% women) from the year 1990 and 364 (62% men and 38% women) from the year 1991. The mean age was 38.4 (SD 20.5). Fifty-one percent of the patients were between 20 and 35 years old. The rate of new cases was 65.87 per 100.000 population in 1989, 71.05 in 1990 and 95.53 in 1991. Seventy-four cases were HIV-positive (8%). Tuberculous meningitis was present in 12 patients. The highest mortality was 1.79 per 100.000 population in 1990. We conclude that tuberculosis presents a medium-high incidence in our health area.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Hospital General Clínico Universitario de Galicia, Facultad de Medicina, Santiago de Compostela.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salgueiro Rodríguez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zamarrón Sanz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Calderón Prat
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tumbeiro Novoa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Penela Penela
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Valle Vázquez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Alvarez Dobaño
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pérez del Molino
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Valdés Cuadrado
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alvarez García
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000453:epidemiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality
vernacular_title: Estudio epidemiológico de la tuberculosis en el área sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela durante los años 1989, 1990 y 1991.