Pulmonary tuberculosis in Yakutsk at the end of the 20th century
Basharin, K.G.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health 60(2): 245-248
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 1239-9736 PMID: 11507976 Document Number: 535774
The objective of the study is to identify the share of lethality from pulmonary tuberculosis and its nature over the last decade in Yakutsk. The study is based on the analysis of 98 autopsies of adults who died from a variety of infectious diseases during 1993-1995. The study shows that the proportion of lethal outcomes from tuberculosis is high and comprises 63.3% out of other infectious diseases. The nature of the lethality is characterized by the death of adults mainly from 20 to 50 years old and totals 67.8%. 67.7% of the lethal outcomes are caused by the fibrous-cavitary form and 19.4% by the disseminated pulmonary form of tuberculosis.