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Tuberculosis: health care and surveillance in prisons

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify tuberculosis-related health care and surveillance actions in Prison Health Units. Method: Cross-sectional study, of quantitative, exploratory and descriptive character. We visited 13 Teams of Prison Health, and nurses and technicians were interviewed regarding epidemiolo...

Spatial analysis on tuberculosis and the network of primary health care

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the spatial distribution of new cases of tuberculosis compared to the location of the Primary Healthcare Units that performed the compulsory notification. Method: ecological study conducted in Belém, Pará, with 5,294 new cases of tuberculosis notified to Sistema de Info...

Tuberculosis: knowledge among nursing undergraduate students

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the knowledge about tuberculosis among nursing undergraduate students of a Federal Higher Education Institution. Method: Descriptive cross-sectional study, with quantitative approach. Data were collected through a questionnaire based on the WHO's guide to developing evalu...

Evaluación de tecnologías sanitarias de equipamiento diagnostico in vitro de tuberculosis en un sistema de salud público
Health Technology Assessment of In Vitro Diagnostic Equipment for Tuberculosis in a Public Health System

La tuberculosis representa un desafío para la salud pública, entre otras causas, por las dificultades diagnósticas. La baciloscopía y el cultivo en medio sólido presentan obstáculos técnicos y demandan tiempo. OBJETIVOS: Realizar una evaluación completa de tecnología sanitaria sobre incorporaci...

Diagnóstico de infección tuberculosa latente: comparación de la prueba de tuberculina y el quantiferon-tb gold plus en contactos domiciliarios de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Rev. am. med. respir; 19 (4), 2019
La estrategia de control epidemiológico de la tuberculosis (TB) incluye tanto el diagnóstico y tratamiento precoz de los pacientes bacilíferos, como la identificación de aquellos con infección tuberculosa latente (ITBL) quienes representan el reservorio patógeno en la población. Objetivo: Comparar...

Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Comparison between the Tuberculin Test and Quantiferon-TB Gold Plus in Household Contacts from the City of Buenos Aires

Rev. am. med. respir; 19 (4), 2019
The epidemiological control strategy of tuberculosis (TB) includes both the diagnosis and early treatment of baciliferous patients and the identification of individuals with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), who represent the pathogen reservoir within the population. Objective: To compare the results...

Incidencia de tuberculosis, VIH e Índice de Desarrollo Humano en Colombia: un análisis por departamentos 2005-2014

Infectio; 23 (3), 2019
Objetivo: Correlacionar la incidencia de tuberculosis pulmonar, tuberculosis extrapulmonar y VIH con el índice de desarrollo humano por departamentos en Colombia entre los años 2005 y 2014. Métodos: Estudio ecológico en 29 departamentos de Colombia, con datos de las secretarias de salud, SIVIGILA ...

Correlation between videothoracoscopy and biopsy in patients with pleural effusion and suspected tuberculosis in a high complexity military hospital

Infectio; 23 (3), 2019
Background: In the diagnostic process of pleural tuberculosis, the findings from video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) can be highly suggestive for the diagnosis of infection. Methods: We reviewed VATS records between the years 2012 to 2016 of patients over 16 years of age with pleural effusion and suspe...

Quousque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra?: Cicerón, Primera Catilinaria, 63 a. C
Quousque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra? Cicero, First Catilinaria, 63 B.C

Rev. am. med. respir; 19 (3), 2019
El uso de un inyectable en el tratamiento de la TB, la estreptomicina, fue el primer paso en la obtención de una terapia eficaz de la enfermedad. El primer ensayo controlado se publicó en 1948 pero rápidamente se observó que la aplicación en monoterapia seleccionaba cepas resistentes. Luego surgiero...