title: [Prevalence of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Aïoun hospital (Hodh El Garbi)].
abstract: In this retrospective study in the regional hospital Aioun from 1st January 2010 to 31st April 2014, the objective was to determine the prevalence of smear-positive PTB. In total, 320 cases have been identified giving a proportion of 9%. The male subjects (74%) were three times higher than for female subjects with a sex-ratio man/woman of 2.8. The average age of patients was 41±16 years with extremes of 15 and 90 years and the most affected age group was 15-30 years (41%). The majority of our patients (85%) came from rural areas. No patient had been screened for HIV infection. There was a statistically significant relationship between gender, age group (P=0.005) and resistant cases after 6months of anti-TB treatment (P=0.04). Tuberculosis remains a public health problem in our country. Many efforts will still be provided for screening and epidemiological surveillance for a good control of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne du centre hospitalier regional d'Aïoun, BP 74, Hodh El Gharbi, Mauritanie. Electronic address: bboushab@gmail.com.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Boushab
authors.affiliation: Service des maladies infectieuses au CHU Yalgado Ouédraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Savadogo
authors.affiliation: Service des maladies infectieuses au CHU Donka, Conakry, Guinée Conakry.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008435:Mauritania / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
keywords: Mauritania; Mauritanie; Prevalence; Prévalence; Pulmonaire à bacilloscopie positive; Pulmonary smear-positive; Tuberculose; Tuberculosis