Jam RM, León VYJ, Sierra MDP, Jam MBC

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Pulmonary tuberculosis is one of the current reemerging diseases. It affects a significant part of the world population and causes millions of deaths that may be avoided.
Objective: To describe the clinical-epidemiological behavior of pulmonary tuberculosis and the operational indicators chosen from the National Program for Tuberculosis Control in Cienfuegos Province from 2006 to 2015.
Methods: A descriptive, retrospective study of a cases series was carried out. The incidence rates for 105 inhabitants were calculated. Subsequently, the incidence rates were taken for 105 inhabitants by the linear regression method. We described the tendency of the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in the province in the period 2006-2015 was described.
Results: The highest number of new cases diagnosed corresponded to the male sex (169 patients). The disease trend was fluctuating, with the highest incidence in 2014. Of all the patients, 128 were diagnosed as BK+. The assessment of screening and diagnosis sites indicators, as well as those of diagnostic delay and treatment, had fluctuations, but were mostly evaluated as poor. The indicator best met was time between the first symptoms and first consultation.
Conclusions: The tendency of pulmonary tuberculosis' incidence rates remained fluctuating with a progressive deterioration, in compliance with operational indicators, problems regarding research and the diagnostic network, evidencing the possibility of underdiagnoses and community transmission.