ABSTRACT

Tuberculosis (TB) case fatality rate and treatment results in soldiers, a population that is accepted as a risk group for TB in our country, in our hospital between 2002 and 2010 were investigated. Data of patients diagnosed with pulmonary TB between January 01, 2002 and December 31, 2010 were retrospectively analyzed. Totally, 1871 patients were followed-up in our clinic with the diagnosis of TB between 2002 and 2010. The 9-year data of soldier patients with TB revealed a reduction in the number of patients hospitalized in our clinic. The rates of patients with pulmonary and extra-pulmonary TB were 81.7% and 18.3%, respectively. The mean treatment success rate in the 9-year period was 91.3%. The TB case fatality rate in the 9-year period was found to be 0.32%. Total TB treatment success was high as 91.3% and TB case fatality rate was low as 0.32%. Our data indicated that the mean age was high, radiological involvement was severe and hospital stay was longer in patients who died.

Keywords: pulmonary; tuberculosis; case fatality rate