Background: We aimed to investigate the cystic echinococcosis (CE) epidemiology in Karaman Province from 2010 to 2017 using data from the provincial state hospital. Methods: Overall, 482 cases were determined from Karaman State Hospital, Karaman Province, Turkey from 2010 to 2017. Records were investigated in terms of year, gender, age, cyst location, rural and urban households and duration of hospital stay. Results: The CE incidence was 22.40 per 100 000 people after final diagnosis with focused abdominal ultrasound. Totally, 482 people including 166 (34.4%) male and 316 (65.6%) female were with CE. The mean age of patients was 50.3±17.48 yr. More CE cases were reported in the age group of 51–60 yr than in the other age groups. CE was mostly seen in liver (470, 97.5%). Moreover, 28.4% of patients were resided in rural areas. The observed frequencies of demographic features of female gender, infected liver, residence in provincial centers, referral to general surgery policlinic and no hospitalization were significantly higher than expected frequencies (P<0.05). Sixty (12.4%) patients with CE had been hospitalized. There was a statistically significant positive relationship between age of hospitalized patients and duration of hospitalization (P<0.05). Of the patients 73.2% were admitted to general surgery. Conclusion: CE is of great importance to public health considerations in the Karaman Province and we advocate the implementation of eradication programs to decrease the CE cases number.

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土耳其卡拉曼省囊性棘球蚴病病例的社会人口学、临床和住院特征评估

背景：我们的目的是使用省级州立医院的数据调查 2010 年至 2017 年卡拉曼省的囊性棘球蚴病 (CE) 流行病学。方法： 2010-2017年土耳其卡拉曼省卡拉曼国立医院共收治482例病例，从年龄、性别、年龄、囊肿部位、城乡家庭、住院时间等方面对记录进行调查。结果：经聚焦腹部超声最终诊断后，CE 发生率为每 10 万人 22.40 人。共482人，其中男性166人（34.4%），女性316人（65.6%）。患者的平均年龄为 50.3±17.48 岁。51-60 岁年龄组报告的 CE 病例多于其他年龄组。CE 主要见于肝脏 (470, 97.5%)。此外，28.4%的患者居住在农村地区。观察到的女性人口统计学特征、肝脏感染、居住在省级中心、转诊到普通外科诊所和未住院的频率显着高于预期频率（P<0.05）。六十 (12.4%) 名 CE 患者已住院治疗。住院患者年龄与住院时间呈显着正相关（P<0.05）。73.2%的患者接受了普通外科手术。结论：CE 对于卡拉曼省的公共卫生考虑非常重要，我们提倡实施根除计划以减少 CE 病例数。转至普通外科诊所和未住院的频率显着高于预期（P<0.05）。六十 (12.4%) 名 CE 患者已住院治疗。住院患者年龄与住院时间呈显着正相关（P<0.05）。73.2%的患者接受了普通外科手术。结论：CE 对于卡拉曼省的公共卫生考虑非常重要，我们提倡实施根除计划以减少 CE 病例数。转至普通外科诊所和未住院的频率显着高于预期（P<0.05）。六十 (12.4%) 名 CE 患者已住院治疗。住院患者年龄与住院时间呈显着正相关（P<0.05）。73.2%的患者接受了普通外科手术。结论：CE 对于卡拉曼省的公共卫生考虑非常重要，我们提倡实施根除计划以减少 CE 病例数。