%0 Journal Article
%T Vigilancia de tuberculosis en el Servicio de Salud Vi£¿a del Mar-Quillota entre los a£¿os 1999-2008: Estudio longitudinal de tendencia
%A R¨ªos L
%A Jorge
%A Aris S
%A Ricardo
%A Herrera U
%A Agatha
%A R¨ªos S
%A Mat¨ªas
%J Revista chilena de enfermedades respiratorias
%D 2011
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4067/S0717-73482011000300004
%X trend in tuberculosis (tb) rates and association of factors affecting the outcome of this disease were assessed in the health service of vi£¿a del mar-quillota, chile from 1999 to 2008. study of 1291 tb patients by the years 1999 to 2008. we evaluated incidence and mortality rate per 100,000 inhabitants, pulmonary / extrapulmonary ratio, presence of hiv, death and site of infection. it was found a decreasing trend in the incidence rate (p < 0.001 r2 = 0.97) and association between the presence of hiv and case fatality rate (p < 0.001). it was not found association between site of disease and mortality rate (p = 0.3) nor a decreasing trend in mortality (p = 0.116) and pulmonary/extrapulmonary ratio (p = 0.194). there is a decreasing trend in the incidence rate of tb patients which reflects a well-functioning system of control and surveillance; the presence of hiv is associated with death because of this it should be considered in clinical management of tb.
%K tuberculosis
%K epidemiology
%K surveillance
%K dots.
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