Clinical Characteristics of Tuberculosis in Combat and Auxiliary Police in Korea.
- Author:
Chang Gi MOON
1
;
Sang Joon PARK
;
Min Gu CHO
;
Young Jung KIM
;
So Yeon KIM
;
Yoon Kwon KIM
;
Jun O JEONG
;
Seok Jin AHN
;
Eun Sil KIM
;
Seung O SEO
;
Ji Hoon KIM
;
Won Je CHOI
;
Yoon Young LEE
;
Hyung Ki PARK
;
Kyu Young CHOI
;
Hyun Keun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, National police Hospital, Seoul, Korea. drpsjoon@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Combat police;
Auxiliary police;
Incidence rate
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Incidence;
Korea*;
Medical Records;
Police*;
Recurrence;
Retrospective Studies;
Tuberculosis*
- From:
Infection and Chemotherapy
2006;38(6):383-388
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to document the incidence and clinical characteristics of patients with tuberculosis (TB) in combat and auxiliary police, living in a group, in Korea where the incidence rate of active TB in a general population is higher than in Western countries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all tuberculosis patients diagnosed at National Police Hospital from January 2002 through December 2004. RESULTS: In 2002-2004, a total of 156 cases of tuberculosis were identified with the mean (Standard deviation) age of 20.6 (+/-1.0) years. Of these, 134 (85.9%) patients were registered as new cases, 11 (7.1%) as relapse, 2 (1.3%) as failure, 5 (3.1%) as treatment-after-default cases whereas 4 (2.6 %) patients were not included in any categories. Average annual new TB rate and smear-positive TB rate were 86.5/105 and 17.4/105 person-years, respectively. In 12 of 31 smear-positive cases, time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis was more than 30 days. Two multidrug-resistance TB cases were identified and two suspected outbreak episodes of TB had occurred during 3 years. CONCLUSION: There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence rate of new cases of TB between the general population aged 20 to 29 years and combat and auxiliary police in Korea.
