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Control de la tuberculosis multirresistente a fármacos: un objetivo posible

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (3), 2019

Eficacia del tratamiento de la infección latente por tuberculosis
Efficacy of the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection

Vulvar tuberculosis-A rare manifestation of the disease

Abstract Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. According to data from the World Health Organization, this disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Although it most commonly affects the lungs, tuberculosis can compromise any organ. The present stu...

Abandono del tratamiento en tuberculosis multirresistente: factores asociados en una región con alta carga de la enfermedad en Perú

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (supl.2), 2019
Resumen Introducción. En la tuberculosis multirresistente, el abandono del tratamiento constituye un grave problema de salud pública que afecta la calidad de vida de los pacientes, sus familias y la comunidad. El enfrentarlo supone una carga para los sistemas sanitarios debido a que provoca fuentes de...

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...

Perfil clínico, teste padrão da resistência à droga e resultados do tratamento de pacientes com tuberculose abdominal da Índia ocidental

Arq. gastroenterol; 56 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Abdominal tuberculosis is an increasing problem in developing world. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to describe the clinical presentations, drug resistance pattern and treatment outcomes of abdominal tuberculosis in Western India. METHODS: All the cases of abdominal ...

Endometrial tuberculosis: hysteroscopic findings of a clinical case

Abstract Endometrial tuberculosis is a rare diagnosis in the postmenopausal period, and it can mimic a carcinoma. The present article describes the case of a 54-year-old female patient with weight loss, abdominal pain, and ascites. An ultrasonography showed endometrial thickening, and a video hysteroscop...

Diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in patients undergoing treatment with immunobiologic agents: a four-year experience in an endemic area

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the incidence of active tuberculosis and the occurrence of adverse events after isoniazid treatment in patients with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) who also had chronic inflammatory diseases and were treated with immunobiologic agents in an endemic area in Brazil. ...

Managing severe tuberculosis and its sequelae: from intensive care to surgery and rehabilitation

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) continue to challenge physicians and public health specialists. Global treatment outcomes continue to be unsatisfactory, positive outcomes being achieved in only 54% of patients. Overall outcomes are e...

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...