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Factors associated with tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in patients treated at a tertiary referral hospital in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the risk factors for the development of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in patients treated at a tertiary referral hospital. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study based on data obtained from patients treated at the Júlia Kubitschek Hospita...

Analysis of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance and sociodemographic and clinical aspects of patients admitted in a referral hospital

ABSTRACT Objective To determine the occurrence of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance and its association with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients in a referral hospital. Methods This was a cross-sectional study based on data from patients who had mycobacterial culture identified ...

Control de la tuberculosis multirresistente a fármacos: un objetivo posible

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (3), 2019

Perfil dos municípios brasileiros, a presença de tuberculose e sua forma drogarresistente

Resumo A tuberculose tem estreita relação com as condições de vida das pessoas. O presente estudo classifica os municípios brasileiros de acordo com a presença ou ausência de casos de tuberculose (TB) e sua forma drogarresistente (TB-DR), e os descreve quanto às condições de saúde da populaç�...

Vigilancia por el laboratorio de la tuberculosis resistente en menores de 15 años, Colombia, 2010 a 2015

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (2), 2019
Resumen Introducción. La tuberculosis en los niños es un reflejo de transmisión reciente en la comunidad. Se estima que en el mundo cada año un millón de niños enferma por esta causa; en Colombia se notificaron 291 casos en el 2015. Objetivo. Actualizar la información obtenida de las actividades...

Caracterização da tuberculose drogarresistente no Brasil, 2014

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 28 (3), 2019
Objetivo: descrever as notificações de tuberculose drogarresistente (TB-DR) no Brasil. Métodos: estudo descritivo de características clínicas e epidemiológicas das notificações de casos de TB-DR em 2014 no SITETB e no TBWeb, sistemas de informações em que são registrados os casos sob esquema...

Primary bacillary resistance in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and predictive factors associated with cure at a referral center in São Paulo, Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify transmitted or primary resistance among cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and predictive factors for cure in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis after the first treatment. Method: Descriptive study of a cohort from 2006 to 2010, in a reference unit of tuberculosis i...

A diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and drug resistance among inmates in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: High endemic levels of pulmonary tuberculosis in prisons result from overcrowding, limited access to healthcare, delayed diagnosis, sustained transmission owing to poor control measures, and multidrug resistance. This study evaluated locally implemented measures for early pulmona...

Tuberculosis: renewed challenge in Brazil

Abstract This article reviews tuberculosis control actions performed over the last decade, at a global level. The perspectives for the fulfillment of the goals of the new Global Tuberculosis Elimination Plan are described, where the insertion of social protection (Pillar 2) and research (Pillar 3) will p...

Prevalence of and risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Iran and its neighboring countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Tuberculosis, in particular drug-resistant tuberculosis, is of global concern due to the high mortality and morbidity associated with it annually. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of and the risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Iran and its neighboring countr...