Abstract |
The study analyzed clinical, laboratory, and radiological characteristics of tuberculosis (TB) among adolescents from two Brazilian State capitals, according to the 2010 Updated Guidelines of the National TB Control Program ( NTPC) through a descriptive, retrospective cross-sectional study of reported TB cases from Manaus and Salvador from 1996 to 2003. Patients were divided into two groups: 10 to 14 years and 15 to 19 years of age. Variables were studied through descriptive statistics; 1,781 adolescents were included; 928 (52.1%) were males. Median age was 16 years (SD = 2.3). Pulmonary TB (PTB) occurred in 1,447 patients (82.9%), pleural TB in 179 (10.3%), and peripheral adenopathy in 81 (4.6%). Cough was more frequent in the ≥ 15-year PTB group (p < 0.001). Chest x-rays were classified as: adult-type TB in 1,088 (98.6%) in the ≥-15 year group; 258 (98.1%) in the < 15-year group (p < 0.0001). Adult type bacteriological PTB increased in proportion to age.
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Authors | Clemax Couto Sant'anna, Christiane Mello Schmidt, Maria de Fátima B Pombo March, Susan Martins Pereira, Maurício L Barreto |
Journal | Cadernos de saude publica
(Cad Saude Publica)
Vol. 29
Issue 1
Pg. 111-6
(Jan 2013)
ISSN: 1678-4464 [Electronic] Brazil |
Vernacular Title | Tuberculose em adolescentes em duas capitais brasileiras. |
PMID | 23370030
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Age Distribution
- Brazil
(epidemiology)
- Child
- Cities
(epidemiology)
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Retrospective Studies
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
(diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Urban Population
(statistics & numerical data)
- Young Adult
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