| Incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in Korean civil servants: second study, 1992-1994. | |
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PMID: 11334253 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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SETTING: A survey based on biennial medical examinations for civil servants, including school teachers. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) for the general population from a sample survey, and to compare it with the previous results from 1988-1990. DESIGN: A retrospective follow-up study which started in April 1996 and ended in December 1997. Development of PTB among all South Korean civil servants who were tuberculosis-free in the 1992 biennial medical examination was followed up to the 1994 medical examination. The survey was based on newly-developed cases by 1) the findings of the biennial medical examination, 2) scrutiny of the medical records of all those claiming health insurance for tuberculosis, and 3) checking of the TB registers in all health centres during the period. Civil servants constituted 2.6% of the Korean population aged 20 to 64. RESULTS: Of 958137 subjects who were found to be TB-free in the 1992 medical examination, 957216 were eligible for the study. Radiologically active PTB was found in 4146 cases over the 2-year period of the study. Bacteriological examinations were performed in 3306 patients: there were 1551 bacteriologically proven cases (46.9%), including 1049 smear-positives (31.7%) and 502 smear-negative culture-positives (15.2%). The age-sex adjusted incidence rate for the general population was 202/100000 in radiologically active PTB, 81/100000 in bacteriologically proven PTB, and 54/100000 in smear-positive PTB. Overall PTB incidence rates were higher in males (240/100000) than in females (163/100000), and in the age group 20-24 years (280/ 100 000) than in the other age groups. CONCLUSION: Comparing the 1992-1994 PTB incidence with that observed in the 1988-1990 survey, the highest incidence was observed among young adults in both surveys, and it had not changed over time. |
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Authors:
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G H Bai; S J Kim; E K Lee; W J Lew |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Volume: 5 ISSN: 1027-3719 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. Publication Date: 2001 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-05-03 Completed Date: 2001-09-27 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9706389 Medline TA: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Country: France |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 346-53 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, Korean National Tuberculosis Association, Seoul. |
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Adult Age Distribution Confidence Intervals Female Government Health Surveys Humans Incidence Korea / epidemiology Male Middle Aged Probability Public Sector Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Sex Distribution Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis, epidemiology* |
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