[Tuberculosis in Romania between 2006-2008]

The high level of TB incidence places Romania among first places in Europe and on the first place in European Union; in the last years a slowly, but hopefully descending trend can be observed (from 114.2 per hundred thousand in 2006 to 109.8 per hundred thousand in 2007 and 108 per hundred thousand in 2008). TB incidence in children has also decreased from 31.6 per hundred thousand in 2006 to 30.8 per hundred thousand in 2007 and 28.5 per hundred thousand in 2008. TB mortality decreased to 7.8 per hundred thousand in 2006 and 7.4 per hundred thousand in 2007. Every year, 800 cases with MDR TB are notified in Romania. The results obtained in the cohort of new patients with pulmonary SS(+) tuberculosis: the success rate reached in 2003 was 79.5% and 83.9% in 2006. The success rate was greater in pulmonary patients confirmed by culture: 82% in 2003 and 85.5% in 2006. In conclusion, the results of NTP implementation in Romania, reflected by the evolution of the principal epidemio-metrical indicators (decrease of the global incidence, TB incidence at children, TB mortality and increase of therapeutical successes) confirms the TB control activities efficacy.