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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...

Predictive model of unfavorable outcomes for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE to analyze the temporal trend, identify the factors related and elaborate a predictive model for unfavorable treatment outcomes for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). METHODS Retrospective cohort study with all cases diagnosed with MDR-TB between the years 2006 and 2015 in ...

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...

Manejo clínico y programático de la tuberculosis con resistencia a fármacos

Resumen Se presenta parte de la información entregada durante un curso de capacitación en tuberculosis con resistencia a fármacos para referentes clínicos del PROCET de Chile, con la colaboración del Dr. José Antonio Caminero Luna. Se enfatizó el uso de métodos de diagnóstico rápidos de resiste...

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...

The role of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay among adolescents suspected of pulmonary tuberculosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION The teste rápido molecular para tuberculose (TRM-TB) was introduced in 2014 in Brazil for tuberculosis screening. However, its role in adolescents in Brazil has not been studied. METHODS A descriptive study of adolescents with suspected tuberculosis using National Laboratory so...

Tuberculosis Multidrogo resistente en la era final de la Tuberculosis

RESUMEN La tuberculosis multidrogo resistente (TB-MDR) surgió poco después de la introducción de rifampicina en la década de 1960, cuando la resistencia a la isoniazida ya había emergido a mediados de la década de 1950. Sin estos dos medicamentos, la tuberculosis es muy difícil y costosa de tratar...

Fatores associados ao abandono e ao óbito de casos de tuberculose drogarresistente (TBDR) atendidos em um centro de referência no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Resumo: A tuberculose drogarresistente (TBDR) representa hoje uma grave ameaça aos avanços no controle da tuberculose (TB) no Brasil e no mundo. Neste estudo, investigam-se fatores associados ao abandono e ao óbito de casos em tratamento para TBDR, em um centro de referência terciária do Município ...

In vitro anti-tuberculosis activity of azole drugs against Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates

Rev. argent. microbiol; 49 (4), 2017
Background: Latent tuberculosis has been associated with the persistence of dormant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the organism of infected individuals, who are reservoirs of the bacilli and the source for spreading the disease in the community. New active anti-TB drugs exerting their metabolic action at ...

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 ...