Epidemiological pattern of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in Mazandaran Province, Iran (2001-11)

Autor: Moosazadeh M, Ashrafian Amiri H, Vaseghi Amiri R, Dehghan A, Nezammahalleh A, Khanjani N
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, Vol 16, Iss 2, Pp 89-95 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1562-4765
2008-4080
Popis: Background and Objective: Due to the increase of incidence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Iran, This study was conducted to determine the epidemiological pattern of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in the Mazandaran province, northern Iran. Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was carried out on medical record of 3313 tuberculosis patients in Mazandaran province, northern Iran during 2001-11. Age, gender, affected year, area and affected organ were gathered for each patient. Results: 843 (25.4%) of subjects were diagnosed with extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The incidence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis increased by 4% for every unit increase in incidence year (P
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