Results: 66

Impact of smoking on sputum culture conversion and pulmonary tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Brazil: a retrospective cohort study

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the impact of smoking on pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) treatment outcomes and the two-month conversion rates for Mycobacterium tuberculosis sputum cultures among patients with culture-confirmed PTB in an area with a moderate incidence of tuberculosis in Brazil. Methods: T...

Sequential analysis as a tool for detection of amikacin ototoxicity in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate early detection of amikacin-induced ototoxicity in a population treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), by means of three different tests: pure-tone audiometry (PTA); high-frequency audiometry (HFA); and distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) te...

Reflexiones sobre el nacimiento y desarrollo de nuestra especialidad en Chile. Celebrando el 50° Congreso de la Sociedad Chilena de Enfermedades Respiratorias

Resumen La Sociedad Chilena de Enfermedades Respiratorias nació en 1930 como una sociedad de Tisiología, ya que la tuberculosis era un problema crítico de salud pública en esos tiempos. Desde entonces y hasta ahora los miembros de la sociedad han logrado incorporar los grandes y progresivos avances d...

Fatores associados ao retratamento da tuberculose nos municípios prioritários do Maranhão, Brasil

Resumo Este estudo investigou os fatores associados aos casos de retratamento de tuberculose por recidiva e por reingresso após abandono. Trata-se de um estudo transversal tipo analítico dos casos notificados no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação em municípios prioritários do Estado ...

Evaluation of the impact of pharmaceutical care for tuberculosis patients in a Secondary Referral Outpatient Clinic, Minas Gerais, Brazil

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Pharmaceutical care is a professional practice seeking the responsible provision of drug therapy by identifying, resolving, and preventing Drug-Related Problems (DRP). The study aims to describe and evaluate the impact of pharmaceutical care given to patients being treated for tuberculosis (TB)....

Tuberculosis treatment

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis treatment remains a challenge due to the need to consider, when approaching it, the context of individual and collective health. In addition, social and economic issues have been shown to be variables that need to be considered when it comes to treatment effectiveness. We conducted ...

Evaluation of the impact that the changes in tuberculosis treatment implemented in Brazil in 2009 have had on disease control in the country

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the impact that the 2009 changes in tuberculosis treatment in Brazil had on the rates of cure, tuberculosis recurrence, mortality, treatment abandonment, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Methods: An ordinary least squares regression model was used in order t...

An evaluation of false-positive rifampicin resistance on the Xpert MTB/RIF

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (11), 2017
BACKGROUND Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is one of the most significant causes of mortality and morbidity. Early diagnose is important especially in multiple drug resistant tuberculosis to avoid transmission. Traditional techniques requires at least one to three weeks for diagnosis of tuberculosis. Di...

Efficacy and safety of a four-drug fixed-dose combination regimen versus separate drugs for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Braz. j. microbiol; 48 (2), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Tuberculosis, particularly multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. To the best of our knowledge, however, no study to date has assessed the combined use of the four available drugs for tuberculosis treatment, which is an issue of g...

Reacción paradójica al tratamiento antituberculosis en una niña inmunocompetente afectada de tuberculosis ganglionar pulmonar

Arch. argent. pediatr; 115 (2), 2017
La reacción paradójica al tratamiento antituberculoso es una entidad poco frecuente en pediatría. Se presenta el caso de una niña de 9 años con fiebre, tos y expectoración de tres semanas de evolución. La prueba de tuberculina y Quantiferon fueron positivos; la velocidad de sedimentación era de 6...