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Clinical and epidemiological aspects of cases of tuberculosis associated with diabetes in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study compares the clinical and epidemiological features of patients with TB, with and without DM. METHODS New cases of active pulmonary TB that occurred in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil between 2008 and 2010 were included. DM was diagnosed by based on diagnostic criteria establ...

Tuberculosis associated factors caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the RDRio genotype

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (3), 2017
BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a disease that affects many countries around the world, including Brazil. Recently, a subtype of Latin American-Mediterranean family strain was identified and characterised by RDRio. The strain has been associated with different characteristics of the disease...

Concordance between IFNγ gene +874 A/T polymorphism and interferon-γ expression in a TB-endemic indigenous setting

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) plays a crucial role in resistance to mycobacterial diseases; accordingly, variants of the gene encoding this cytokine may be associated with elevated risk of contracting pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). METHODS: Blood samples were collected from 135 W...

Prevalencia de sintomáticos respiratorios en población peruana de 15 a más años: análisis secundario de la Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar, 2013 - 2015

El objetivo del estudio fue estimar la prevalencia de sintomáticos respiratorios (SR) en población peruana de 15 a más años entre el 2013 y 2015. Se realizó un análisis secundario de la Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar (ENDES). Los sujetos de estudio fueron los entrevistados de 15 años a ...

Distribuição espacial e temporal dos casos de tuberculose pulmonar em municípios do estado de São Paulo, 2007 a 2013

Introdução: A tuberculose (TB) ainda é uma doença em posição de destaque na saúde pública, mantendo-se como emergência global desde 1993, devido ao elevado número de infectados pelo bacilo causador, e devido a se apresentar como uma das principais causas de morte no planeta. Objetivos: Descreve...

Two decades of tuberculosis in a city in Northeastern Brazil: advances and challenges in time and space

Abstract: INTRODUCTION This study presents two decades of epidemiological data on tuberculosis (TB), in order to understanding the disease profile and its spatiotemporal dynamics. METHODS This descriptive study was performed in the City of Olinda/Pernambuco, Brazil, from 1991-2010, and it analyzed ne...

Tuberculosis pleural en un hospital del Noreste Argentino
Pleural tuberculosis in a hospital in Northeast Argentina

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (2), 2016
La tuberculosis (TB) pleural ocupa el primer lugar dentro de las localizaciones extrapulmonares. El objetivo de este trabajo fue estimar la proporción de TB pleural entre los casos de TB y caracterizar la forma de presentación, métodos de diagnóstico y evolución de los pacientes internados en el Ser...

Conformance contrast testing between rates of pulmonary tuberculosis in Ecuadorian border areas

Salud pública Méx; 57 (6), 2015
Objective. To estimate rates of cases of respiratory symptomatic subjects and the incidence rate of pulmonary tuberculosis in two border areas of Ecuador, and contrast them with official figures. Materials and methods. Cross-sectional survey in the southeastern (SEBA), and the Andean southern Ecuadorian ...

Primary drug resistance in a region with high burden of tuberculosis: A critical problem

Salud pública Méx; 57 (2), 2015
Objective. To determine rates of drug resistance in new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in a region with a high burden of the disease. Materials and methods. New case suspects were referred for drug susceptibility testing. Results. 28.9% of new cases were resistant to at least one first line drug; 3.9% h...

Intervención educativa en trabajadores de la salud sobre la captación de sintomáticos respiratorios de tuberculosis
Educative intervention aimed at health workers about the case-finding of individuals with tuberculosis respiratory symptoms

Objetivos: identificar el nivel de conocimientos relacionados con las acciones de búsqueda y detección de casos sintomáticos respiratorios de tuberculosis en trabajadores de la salud. Métodos: estudio descriptivo de corte transversal en 471 trabajadores de la salud de instituciones públicas y privad...