Epidemiological indicators of tuberculosis in Chisinau and particularities of diagnosed with tuberculosis patients

The study had the aim to identify the clinical and microbiological peculiarities of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis. Material and methods: an analytical and retrospective study, which included 380 new cases of tuberculosis diagnosed in 2020 was performed. Results: the particularities of the patients were male sex, age between 25 and 44 years, low socio-economic status, tuberculous contact and co-morbidities. Microscopic positive were 17.4%, GeneXpert MTB/Rif positive - 21.6%, RR/MDR TB was confirmed in 33 (8.7%) cases. Successfully completed the treatment 71.1%, 12.1% died and other low were in 10.8%. We conclude that although the epidemiological indicators have decreased, the particularities of the patients confirm the severity of the epidemiological situation in Chisinau.