Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Mycobacterial Diseases in the Barletta-Andria-Trani Province, Italy (2005–2013)
Joint Authors
Brindicci, Gaetano
Santoro, Carmen Rita
Trillo, Giovanna
Volpe, Anna
Loconsole, Daniela
Monno, Laura
Fontana, Tommaso
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-01-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Tuberculosis remains one of the major worldwide problems regarding public health.
This study evaluates the burden of this disease in the BAT Province of the Apulia region (Italy); 12,295 patients were studied, including 310 immigrants.
Tubercular disease and mycobacteriosis were found in 129 patients.
The number of new TB cases/year ranged from three in 2005 to 12 in 2009.
TB was more frequently localized in the lung (70.5%).
14.4% of cases were institutionalized patients for severe neurological and/or psychiatric disease.
The database evidenced certain aspects of our study population: the large number of TB patients institutionalized between natives, but no larger presence of TB among HIV-positive patients in immigrants compared to Italians.
Our findings should help to redefine the alarm regarding the spread of an epidemical form of TB but also to present certain criticisms regarding patient management (especially immigrants) regarding costs, hospitalization, and difficulty of reinstating the patient in the community.
Further our data underscore the importance of prevalence of TB in bedridden, institutionalized patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Brindicci, Gaetano& Santoro, Carmen Rita& Trillo, Giovanna& Volpe, Anna& Loconsole, Daniela& Monno, Laura…[et al.]. 2016. Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Mycobacterial Diseases in the Barletta-Andria-Trani Province, Italy (2005–2013). BioMed Research International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099286
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Brindicci, Gaetano…[et al.]. Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Mycobacterial Diseases in the Barletta-Andria-Trani Province, Italy (2005–2013). BioMed Research International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099286
American Medical Association (AMA)
Brindicci, Gaetano& Santoro, Carmen Rita& Trillo, Giovanna& Volpe, Anna& Loconsole, Daniela& Monno, Laura…[et al.]. Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Mycobacterial Diseases in the Barletta-Andria-Trani Province, Italy (2005–2013). BioMed Research International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099286
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1099286