Infectious diseases of the respiratory system in Irkutsk in 2023 according to autopsy data

Svistunov V.V.; Makarova A.E.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/patol20258702137

Svistunov V.V.

Irkutsk State Medical University

ORCID: 0000-0002-8266-0285

Makarova A.E.

Irkutsk State Medical University

ORCID: 0000-0003-0164-1996

Infectious diseases of the respiratory system in Irkutsk in 2023 according to autopsy data

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Svistunov V.V., Makarova A.E.

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Journal: Russian Journal of Archive of Pathology. 2025;87(2): 37‑42

DOI: 10.17116/patol20258702137

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Svistunov VV, Makarova AE. Infectious diseases of the respiratory system in Irkutsk in 2023 according to autopsy data. Russian Journal of Archive of Pathology. 2025;87(2):37‑42. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/patol20258702137

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OBJECTIVE

To characterize infectious diseases of the respiratory system in Irkutsk based on autopsy data for 2023.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The results of 1166 autopsies of those who died in multidisciplinary hospitals in Irkutsk in 2023 were analyzed. The data of macro- and microscopic, immunohistochemical, bacterioscopic, microbiological studies, and PCR were evaluated.

RESULTS

The total number of deaths from infectious diseases of the respiratory system was 683 — 59% of the total number of autopsies. Of these, acute pneumonia, including secondary, was 557 (48%). The etiology of secondary pneumonia is in most cases associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae, including in various combinations with other pathogens. The largest number of registered secondary pneumonias occurred during the period of increased incidence of acute respiratory viral infections and influenza. Among those who died from tuberculosis, HIV-infected individuals predominated; in 67% of cases, the etiology of the disease was associated with the Beijing genotype.

CONCLUSIONS

Infectious diseases of the respiratory system remain one of the most pressing problems in medicine, and acute secondary pneumonia is the most common complication and the most common cause of death of patients in somatic hospitals in Irkutsk.

Keywords:

pathological anatomy

infection

respiratory organs

mortality

autopsies

Authors:

Svistunov V.V.

Irkutsk State Medical University

ORCID: 0000-0002-8266-0285

Makarova A.E.

Irkutsk State Medical University

ORCID: 0000-0003-0164-1996

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23.06.2024

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18.12.2024

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