Author/Editor		Šorli, Jurij
Title		Tuberkuloza v Sloveniji
Translated title		Tuberculosis in Slovenia
Type		članek
Source		In: Felc Z, Ilijaš-Trofenik A, Bovha K, editors. Tuberkuloza pri nosečnici, novorojenčku in otroku. Krči pri novorojenčku in dojenčku. Zbornik predavanj 4. simpozij in učna delavnica z mednarodno udeležbo Na stičiščih neonatologije; 2006 nov 17-18; Laško. Celje: Splošna bolnišnica Celje,
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 5-12
Language		slo
Abstract		Background. Epidemic of tuberculosis is one of the best researched epidemics in history of infectious diseases. In most of developed industrial countries new patients with tuberculosis even today in 2006 represent important medical and economic population group. Far more important is TB in underdeveloped world, where especially combination TB-HIV still represents major category of mortality. In Slovenia we started to analyze data on TB mortality as early as from 1908, and first regional surveys are even earlier ( Jesenice 1846). Mortality for tuberculosis in 1908 was 317 /100.000 inhabitants (in Ljubljana 484/100.000). Mortality started to drop after WW 1 in 1920 to the present level of 1,4/100.000. Incidence of new TB cases became important only after discovery of efficacious treatment. In Slovenia incidence from over 250/100.000 inhabitants in 1954 dropped to less than 13, 9/100.000 in 2005. In different age groups, relative change was most evident in the group of children 0-14 years of age (from 130/100.000 to 0, 1/100.000), and least in age group 65+ (from 265/100.000 to 45/100.000). According to affected organ pulmonary TB is still prevalent with over 78% over extra pulmonary TB. Drug resistant TB, which could be also considered medical service quality indicator, is a rarity in the last years in Slovenia. Conclusions. Epidemics of tuberculosis in Slovenia is by all characteristics (incidence, age and sex distribution, % of drug resistant cases , and % of immigrant population among new cases) similar to most EU countries or for that case developed industrialized countries. Decrease in epidemics is even more impressive after adoption of new national TB programme in 1996 and we have a legitimate hope that TB incidence in 2009 would drop below 10/100.000.
Descriptors		TUBERCULOSIS DISEASE OUTBREAKS SLOVENIA INCIDENCE