title: [Clinical studies of the incidence of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis].
abstract: On the whole 797 patients (mean age 49.5 +/- 18.6 years) with tuberculosis who were hospitalized during 1987 and the first half of the year 1994 were investigated. 148 (18.6%) of these patients were foreigners. Regarding the age, the patients of German origin were mostly above 40 years (70.5%). Within the group of foreigners, 61.5% were below 40 years. 83.3% of the patients suffered from pulmonary and 11.4% from extrapulmonary and 11.4% from extrapulmonary tuberculosis. 5.3% of these patients had both manifestations. The tuberculin tine test was positive in 95.7% and negative in 4.3%. In 63.9% of all patients the tuberculosis was localized in the upper lobe of the lung. The tuberculosis was established bacteriologically in 56.0% and histologically in 16.5%. Both methods were applied in 13.6%. The tuberculosis was deteriorated by chronic alcoholism. Malignant diseases were recorded in 17 (2.1%) of the patients. 22 (2.8%) died during their stay at the hospital.
authors.affiliation: Klinik Michelsberg, Fachkrankenhaus für Lungen- und Bronchialerkrankungen mit Thoraxchirurgie.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schweisfurth
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Link
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control
vernacular_title: Klinische Untersuchungen über die Häufigkeit der pulmonalen und extrapulmonalen Tuberkulose.