OBJECTIVES: To determine the epidemiological features of pulmonary tuberculosis\nin the region of Gharb-Chrarda-Beni-Hssen in Morocco. METHODS:\nThis is a retrospective study of pulmonary tuberculosis cases, diagnosed and\ntreated at the regional diagnostic center of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases\n(RDCTRD) in Kenitra between January 2010 and December 2011. RESULTS:\nDuring the study period, there were 456 cases diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis\nat the RDCTRD, accounting for 51.3% of all tuberculosis cases reported\nduring this period. More than two-thirds were men (69%), with a\nmale-female ratio of 2.22 and 3.3% of cases were children under the age of 15\nyears. The average age of the patients was 37.07 �± 0.78 years. The average\nbody weight at diagnosis of tuberculosis was 56.20 �± 0.55 kg for all patients.\nAccording to the results, 89% of pulmonary tuberculosis cases were microscopically\npositive. The majority of patients (80.3%) showed signs of tuberculous\nimpregnation. Nearly three-quarters of these cases (71%) were smokers,\n21% were cannabis addicts and 7% were alcoholics. Among the 427 cases\nfor whom the outcome was known, 3 (0.7%) of them died. CONCLUSION:\nTuberculosis can be controlled by preventing transmission and infection, by\nstopping the progression from latent infection to active tuberculosis, and by\ntreating active disease.
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