Prevalencia de la Tuberculosis en los pacientes mayores de 18 años en el Hospital Universitario Erasmo Meoz Cúcuta Departamento Norte Santander, Colombia durante el período 2018-2021

Abstract

Introduction: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease, described as potentially serious affecting the lungs and other parts of the body according to its presentation, since the bacteria can easily spread from an infected person to an uninfected person, which can course without symptoms in such healthy people. Objective: The objective of our research was based on, to determine the prevalence of Tuberculosis in the adult population of the Erasmo Meoz University Hospital, in Cucuta Department Norte Santander, Colombia during the period 2018-2021. Methodology: research that was descriptive in nature was proposed by analyzing the prevalence, demographic situation, risk factors and care protocols in the management of citizens who suffered from TB at the HUEM level, through the collection of clinical histories using inclusion criteria that covered the most relevant components of this pathology, thus establishing an observational or field study. Results and conclusions: The results establish that the prevalence of tuberculosis in the HUEM in the years 2018 and 2019 presented a significant increase in contagion, but subsequently declined in the years 2020 and 2021 accompanied by a large percentage of comorbidity of a state of immunosuppression with proteicocaloric DNT plus pneumonia; In addition, the toxicological history of the patients is of great importance, such as smoking and consumption of psychoactive substances; another point of great importance was their complete antituberculosis scheme that helped patients in their rehabilitation and thus avoid relapses in the long term.