Incidence of Tuberculosis in cities of Fars
| Author | E Setoudeh Maram | en |
| Author | M Fararoei | en |
| Issued Date | 1999-12-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease which has been taken into serious consideration due to its cosmopolitan recur. Objective: To determine the incidence rate of all forms of tuberculosis and sputum-positive pulmonary TB in cities of Fars province. Methods: A register of all cases of TB in university affiliated hospitals and laboratories of 1 Fars province was compiled from 1991 to 1994. Findings: The average annual TB (All forms) incidence rate in local residents, Iranian citizens and Afghan refugees were 8.20, 7.36 and 28.66 per 100000 respectively. Corresponding rates for sputum-positive pulmonary TB were 3.57, 3.08 and 14 per 100000 respectively. Conclusion: The average annual incidence rate of sputum positive pulmonary TB in Fars province is 3.57 per 100000 which is 46%, higher than the rate reported by National TB control program (2.44). | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | Tuberculosis | en |
| Keyword | Incidence | en |
| Keyword | Epidemiology | en |
| Keyword | Fars province | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Incidence of Tuberculosis in cities of Fars | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |