Abstract

BARRIOS CORRALES, María Elsa; RAMIREZ YAPURA, Susana Gabriela; RAMIREZ YAPURA, Karen Rocio  and  BARRIONUEVO TAPIA, Mariela Teresa. Tuberculosis characteristics in children under 15 years efforts during 2009-2010 at "Manuel Ascencio Villarroel" child's hospital. Rev Cient Cienc Méd [online]. 2012, vol.15, n.1, pp.22-25. ISSN 1817-7433.

Infection with M.Tuberculosis is a common problem in our society it represents one of the infectious diseases of high prevalence in children under 15 years. A study of the social and the relevance of the cases, personal characteristics such as gender, age and disease, type of presentation, primary or delayed complications, modes of transmission and type of diagnosis in children under 15 years who were diagnosed with TB during 2009-2010 in the Hospital efforts of the child "Manuel Ascencio Villarroel," Cochabamba. The study was cross sectional. It established the universe of 1444 cases registered for care in the outpatient service under 15 years. Among the representative results, we note that 54% of cases are female and the months of March and November 2009 and November 2010 have a higher number of cases. As the origin of minors, peri-urban areas (46%), rural area with 38% and the central area with 7%. The diagnostic method for detection of tuberculosis was 100% by direct smear. Noting the social and presentation of the disease we can conclude that the social-economic statuses are factors that increase the prevalence of this disease.The actual incidence of tuberculosis cases that developed in children under 15 years is a very delicate situation, as most cases can be diagnosed as false positives.

Keywords : Infection; Tuberculosis; Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy; typical primary complex; Miliary Tuberculosis.

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