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Effectiveness of GeneXpert® in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in people living with HIV/AIDS

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify and synthesize the scientific knowledge produced regarding the effectiveness of the GeneXpert test in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV/AIDS. METHODS Integrative literature review, which was searched on Embase, Scopus, PubMed, Cinahl...

Temporal trend of tuberculosis incidence and its spatial distribution in Macapá - Amapá

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the temporal trend of tuberculosis incidence after the implementation of the rapid molecular test (RMT-TB), to identify whether tuberculosis presents seasonal variation and to classify the territory according to case density and risk areas in Macapá, Amapá. METHODS: Ec...

Effectiveness of screening for tuberculosis in HIV: a pragmatic clinical trial

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To verify the effectiveness of screening for tuberculosis (TB) on all-cause mortality and tuberculosis cases in newly diagnosed HIV-infected patients through a clinical algorithm based on recommendations of the World Health Organization. METHODS: From March 2014 to April 2016, a pra...

Necessidades de saúde das pessoas com tuberculose pulmonar
Health needs of people with pulmonary tuberculosis

Rev. enferm. UFSM; 11 (), 2021
Objetivo: analisar as necessidades de saúde das pessoas em tratamento para a tuberculose assistidas pelos serviços de saúde. Método: estudo descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa, realizado com dez pacientes assistidos pelas equipes da Estratégia Saúde da Família e serviço de referência. As entre...

Perfil epidemiológico da população com tuberculose no Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Objetivo: identificar o perfil epidemiológico da população portadora de tuberculose no Estado do Rio de Janeiro em 2014 e fazer um levantamento dos óbitos por essa patologia. Método: estudo ecológico que analisou os óbitos por tuberculose e o perfil dessa população. Utilizados dados do IBGE, Sis...

Cost-effectiveness of Xpert®MTB/RIF in the diagnosis of tuberculosis: pragmatic study

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The intensification of research and innovation with the creation of networks of rapid and effective molecular tests as strategies for the end of tuberculosis are essential to avoid late diagnosis and for the eradication of the disease. We aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness ...

Mortality from AIDS and tuberculosis-HIV coinfection in the Chilean AIDS Cohort of 2000-2017

Abstract: This article aims to assess the sociodemographic and epidemiological factors associated with AIDS and tuberculosis-HIV coinfection mortality in the Chilean adult population between 2000 and 2017. This is a retrospective observational study, evaluating the incidence density of TB-HIV coinfection...

Subregistro y exhaustividad de los sistemas de vigilancia de tuberculosis en una región del Perú: un análisis de captura-recaptura

Esta investigación buscó determinar el subregistro de casos de tuberculosis (TB) en la Región Cajamarca, Perú, en los años 2017 y 2018, mediante el método de captura recaptura, asimismo estimar la tasa de incidencia a través de este método, evaluar la exhaustividad de los sistemas de vigilancia, ...

Custos catastróficos e sequelas sociais decorrentes do diagnóstico e tratamento da tuberculose no Brasil

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 30 (3), 2021
Objetivo: Avaliar o impacto dos custos catastróficos no desfecho desfavorável do tratamento da tuberculose. Métodos: Estudo de coorte prospectiva, realizado em cinco capitais de estados brasileiros (Manaus, Recife, Vitória, Campo Grande e Porto Alegre) no período de junho de 2016 a julho de 2018. E...