The gender and age structure of the incidence of tuberculosis (various localizations) in the Russian Federation: changes over the XXIth century

Abstract

The article describes the statistic rates reflecting the incidence of tuberculosis of various localizations in the Russian Federation during 2001-2016, putting special emphasis on gender and age. The authors demonstrate the impact of HIV infection on the level of tuberculosis incidence. The article also presents and summarizes data on extrapulmonary tuberculosis, describes the difficulties arising during notification of such cases and limiting the reliability of epidemiological analysis, and gives the estimated incidence.

Keywords

• туберкулез
• заболеваемость
• туберкулез внелегочных локализаций