Table 1 Tuberculosis of bone/joints and spine in Switzerland, 2011 to 2016
From: Tuberculous sacroiliitis with secondary psoas abscess in an older patient: a case report
Year of disease onset | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All forms of tuberculosis | 589 | 485 | 540 | 495 | 568 | 624 |
Pulmonary | 300 | 255 | 284 | 262 | 280 | 300 |
Extrapulmonary | 180 | 141 | 151 | 145 | 152 | 184 |
Pulmonary and extrapulmonary | 109 | 89 | 105 | 88 | 136 | 140 |
Total bone/joints and spine | 36 | 25 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 23 |
Site of disease | ||||||
Extrapulmonary | 28 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Pulmonary and extrapulmonary | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
Microbiology | ||||||
Sputum positive | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Culture positive | 30 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
MDR-TB: Resistance to isoniazid and rifampicin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Origin | ||||||
Swiss | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Foreign | 30 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 20 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Age in years | ||||||
Median | 44 | 36 | 45 | 42 | 36 | 32 |
Range | 1 to 89 | 21 to 85 | 8 to 84 | 22 to 89 | 19 to 89 | 22 to 91 |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 17 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 13 |
Female | 19 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 |