Author/Editor | Ovčariček, Tanja; Regvat, Jurij | |
Title | Epidemija tuberkuloze v manjšem kraju | |
Type | članek | |
Source | In: Hojs R, Krajnc I, Pahor A, et al, editors. Zbornik predavanj in praktikum 19. srečanje internistov in zdravnikov splošne medicine "Iz prakse za prakso"; 2008 maj 30-31; Maribor. Maribor: Univerzitetni klinični center, | |
Publication year | 2008 | |
Volume | str. 151-6 | |
Language | slo | |
Abstract | Even though the incidence of tuberculosis is low in Slovenia, the disease is still occuring in some parts of the country with greater frequency, sometimes in the form of minor outbreaks. Epidemiological methods and modern molecular techniques are useful in monitoring outbreaks of tuberculosis, evaluating contacts between diseased persons and investigating sites and patterns of transmission with communities. In the article a case of an outbreak in Podlehnik will be presented. | |
Summary | Incidenca tuberkuloze v Sloveniji je nizka, a se le-ta v določenih okoljih še vedno pojavlja pogosteje, občasno tudi v obliki manjših epidemij. S pomočjo epidemioloških in modernih molekularnih metod lahko spremljamo izbruhe primerov tuberkuloze, ocenjujemo možne stike med obolelimi osebami ter mesta in način prenosa bacilov tuberkuloze med bolniki znotraj posameznih skupin. V prispevku bo prikazan primer epidemije v Podlehniku. | |
Descriptors | TUBERCULOSIS DISEASE OUTBREAKS |