Abstract
Analysis of gender difference in presentation of newly diagnosed infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis included data of 252 males and 147 females and showed that females develop the disease more frequently in childbearing age (20 to 29 years) and have more frequent contacts with TB patients. The ways to diagnose the disease, clinical manifestations, irregular fluorographic examination, and delayed seeking the aid were not related to gender. Despite more localized lung injury in females the frequency of positive culture was similar in females and males but multidrug resistance of M. tuberculosis was registered 1.6-fold more often in females. This could indicate higher risk of TB transmission from a woman with pulmonary TB to children owing to their close contact.
Highlights
delayed seeking the aid were not related to gender
Despite more localized lung injury in females the frequency of positive culture was similar in females and males
indicate higher risk of TB transmission from a woman with pulmonary TB to children owing to their close contact
Summary
Analysis of gender difference in presentation of newly diagnosed infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis included data of 252 males and 147 females and showed that females develop the disease more frequently in childbearing age (20 to 29 years) and have more frequent contacts with TB patients. Despite more localized lung injury in females the frequency of positive culture was similar in females and males but multidrug resistance of M. tuberculosis was registered 1.6-fold more often in females. This could indicate higher risk of TB transmission from a woman with pulmonary TB to children owing to their close contact. Изучение гендерных особенностей впервые выявленного инфильтративного туберкулеза легких у мужчин (n = 252) и женщин (n = 147) показало, что женщины заболевают чаще в самом репродуктивном возрасте (20–29 лет) и имеют большую частоту контакта с больными туберкулезом. Целью исследования явилось изучение гендерных особенностей впервые выявленного ИТЛ как наиболее частой формы туберкулеза органов дыхания
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