Amaç: Tüberküloz (TB) tüm dünyada hala çok önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Türkiye’de, 2005 yılından beri aktif olarak Ulusal Tüberküloz Bildirim Sistemi ile tüm TB vakalarının Sağlık Bakanlığı’na bildirilmesi zorunludur. Bu çalışmada amacımız, bu sistemin üçüncü basamak bir merkezde ne kadar etkili çalıştığını göstermektir.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Ocak 2005- Aralık 2015 tarihleri arasında, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Çocuk Göğüs Hastalıkları Polikliniğinde tüberküloz tanısı alan veya tüberküloz tanısıyla tedavi alıp izlenmekte olan 0-18 yaşları aralığında TB vakaları geriye dönük olarak saptandı. Sağlık Bakanlığı Tüberküloz Daire başkanlığı yöneticileri ile beraber hastaların Ulusal Tüberküloz Bildirim Sistemi kayıtları tarandı. Rapor edilmemiş vakalar veya raporlamadaki gecikmelerin nedenleri değerlendirildi.
Bulgular: Ocak 2005- Aralık 2015 tarihleri arasında 93 TB vakası tespit edildi. Tüberküloz Daire Başkanlığı yöneticileri ile yapılan ön değerlendirmede 93 hastadan 92’sinin bildirim sisteminde uygun şekilde yer aldığı görüldü. Bildirimi yapılmamış bir hastanın TB menenjiti tanısıyla yoğun bakımda yattığı; aile isteğiyle başka bir merkeze tedavi devamı için sevk edildiği ve yatışı esnasında hayatını kaybettiği öğrenildi.
Sonuç: Tüberküloz vakalarının bildirilmesi ve ulusal kayıt sistemleri halk sağlığı açısından büyük önem arz etmektedir. Ülkemizde 2005 yılından beri uygulanmakta olan doğrudan gözetim altında tedavi politikası sayesinde TB vakalarının neredeyse hepsi kayıt altına alınmaktadır. Merkezimizden bildirimi yapılmayan hastamız göz önünde bulundurulduğunda özellikle genel durumu kötü olan hastaların tanı alır almaz bildirilmesinin büyük önem taşıdığı görülmektedir. Erken bildirimler, başta çocuklar olmak üzere temaslıların tüberküloz koruma tedavisi veya tüberküloz tedavisi ihtiyacı açısından daha erken değerlendirilmesine olanak tanımaktadır.
Objective: Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public health problem worldwide. In Turkey, TB cases have to be reported to the Ministry of Health via the National Tuberculosis Surveillance System which has been active since 2005. In this study, our aim is to investigate how effectively the system is working at a tertiary center.
Material and Methods: TB cases aged 0 to 18 years who admitted to Hacettepe University Pediatric Pulmonology for diagnosis or treatment between January 2005 and December 2015 were detected. These cases were later screened from the records of the National Tuberculosis Surveillance System by the help of the managers from Tuberculosis Department of the Ministry of Health. Unreported cases and delays in reporting were evaluated.
Results: From January 2005 to December 2015 there were 93 pediatric TB patients. In the preliminary evaluation, 92 of the 93 patients were properly reported via the National Tuberculosis Surveillance System. The single unreported patient had been hospitalized in the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of severe TB meningitis and transferred to another center upon the family request. It was learned that she died during her hospitalization.
Conclusion: Reporting of tuberculosis cases and national registration systems are very important for public health. Thanks to the direct supervision treatment policy implemented in our country since 2005, almost all TB cases are recorded. Considering our patient who was not notified from our center, it has seen that it is very important to report patients with a poor condition as soon as they are diagnosed. Early notifications allow earlier evaluation of contacts, especially children, in terms of the need for tuberculosis prevention or tuberculosis treatment
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Internal Diseases |
Journal Section | ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
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Publication Date | September 23, 2021 |
Submission Date | May 23, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 15 Issue: 5 |
The publication language of Turkish Journal of Pediatric Disease is English.
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