Colombian ocular infectious epidemiology study (COIES): presumed ocular tuberculosis incidence and sociodemographic characterization, 2015-2020.

Carlos Cifuentes-GonzálezDoménico Barraquer-LópezGermán Mejía-SalgadoJuliana Reyes-GuanesWilliam Rojas-CarabaliDiego Polanía-TovarAlejandra de-la-Torre

Published in: Ophthalmic epidemiology (2022)

This is the first study that determines the incidence of POTB in a developing country from Latin America. POTB incidence in Colombia is lower than the reported worldwide. It could be attributed to a low burden of Tuberculosis in Colombia, underdiagnosis, and a low rate of immigration from countries with a high burden of TB.

Keyphrases

risk factors
mycobacterium tuberculosis
hiv aids
pulmonary tuberculosis
hepatitis c virus
optic nerve