Dawson D, Anargyros P, Blacklock Z, Chew W, Dagnia H, Gow B, Jackson K, Sievers A
Laboratory of Microbiology and Pathology, Queensland Department of Health, Brisbane, SA.
Pathology. 1991 Apr;23(2):130-4. doi: 10.3109/00313029109060811.
The Special Interest Group in Mycobacteria within the Australian Society for Microbiology has carried out a collaborative study of cases of tuberculosis diagnosed in Australian reference laboratories in the years 1986, 1987 and 1988. Annual totals of 574, 584 and 613 respectively, suggest that the incidence of bacteriologically-positive tuberculosis is continuing at 3-4 cases per 100,000 population. The highest rates were detected in males over 50 and females over 65 years of age. Three-quarters of the total cases relate to pulmonary disease. Resistance to at least 1 anti-tuberculosis drug was detected in 78 (12.7%) of isolates tested in 1988. The negligible decline in incidence of tuberculosis in Australia, the high prevalence in S.E. Asian countries, and the fact that HIV-infection is an important risk factor, make it imperative that Australia's diagnostic and management programmes be maintained.
澳大利亚微生物学会下属的分枝杆菌特别兴趣小组，对1986年、1987年和1988年澳大利亚参考实验室诊断的结核病病例进行了一项合作研究。每年的病例总数分别为574例、584例和613例，这表明细菌学确诊的结核病发病率持续保持在每10万人口3至4例。发病率最高的是50岁以上的男性和65岁以上的女性。四分之三的病例与肺部疾病有关。1988年检测的分离菌株中，78株（12.7%）对至少一种抗结核药物耐药。澳大利亚结核病发病率下降幅度微乎其微、东南亚国家结核病高流行率以及艾滋病毒感染是一个重要风险因素这一事实，使得澳大利亚必须维持其诊断和管理计划。
