关键词:

结核, 痰培养, 年龄, 性别

Abstract:

Objective　To analyze the age and gender distribution characteristics of patients positive in sputum mycobacterium tuberculosis culture in regional tuberculosis (TB) laboratory tests of first diagnosis, and to understand the prevalence of TB at Songjiang District, Shanghai recently. Methods　The TB culture results of newly diagnosed patients recorded in the regional TB laboratory at Songjiang District, Shanghai from 2018 to 2021 were collected. The age and gender information of the patients positive in sputum culture were consulted and analyzed for frequency distribution. Results　A total of 767 newly diagnosed TB patients positive in sputum culture were collected from 2018 to 2021. The overall composition ratio of male to female was 2.58∶1. The trend of composition ratio was not obvious during the 4 years. Both male and female patients with positive culture showed the highest peak when they were 20-29 years old; there was no statistical difference between the 4 years. The overall data showed that the proportion of the patients with positive sputum culture who were 20-<35 years old was 53.3%. Conclusions　The peak age of pulmonary TB at Songjiang District, Shanghai is 20-<30 years old. More males have TB than females.

Key words:

Tuberculosis, Sputum culture, Age, Gender