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A 3D Human Lung Tissue Model for Functional Studies on Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection
Published on: October 5, 2015
[Tuberculosis in the Czech Republic in 2003]
J Homolka1, F Krejbich, V Mazánková
1I. Klinika tuberkulózy a respiracních nemocí, 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha. jhomolka@cesnet.cz
Background:
1162 new cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed in the Czech Republic in 2003; pulmonary tuberculosis represented 942 cases and in 660 cases the diagnosis of tuberculosis was bacteriologically confirmed.
Methods And Results:
355 cases were smear positive tuberculosis. The increase of certain TB cases (70%) in 2003 compared to 2002 is not statistically significant (p = 0.031). The notification rate (incidence) in 2003 was 11,4/100 000 all cases of tuberculosis, 9,2/100 000 pulmonary tuberculosis and 6,5/100 000 certain cases of tuberculosis.
Conclusions:
Compared to 2002 a decline of all forms of tuberculosis was observed, this decline however was not statistically significant. The increase in bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis and smear positive tuberculosis was also not statistically significant.
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