title: [The role of the epidemiological survey in childhood tuberculosis].
abstract: All epidemiological inquiries in tuberculous children are centralized and processed in the Institute of Pneumophtisiology. The analysis of 4,171 inquiries processed during 1985-1992 shows: after 1985 an increase of diseased children is noted. This increase is higher in gipsy children, whose weight reached 38.7% out of the total in 1992; the tb. children were found out mainly by symptoms and in 20-25% by ascendent epidemiological inquiry; the bacillary sources which infected the children have been found out by ascendent epidemiological inquiry in 70% of cases; the infection sources consisted mainly in new lung tb. cases in adults (78-82%), relapses (6-8%) and chronic cases (12-14%). In certain areas, the weight of chronic cases as infection sources exceded 20%.
authors.affiliation: Institutul de Pneumoftiziologie, Marius Nasta, Bucureşti.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mihăilescu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dediu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andreica
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D012008:Recurrence; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Rolul anchetei epidemiologice în tuberculoza infantilă.