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Shortened tuberculosis treatment regimens: what is new?

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Given the global burden of tuberculosis, shortened treatment regimens with existing or repurposed drugs are needed to contribute to tuberculosis control. The long duration of treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis (DS-TB) is associated with nonadherence and loss to follow up, and the treatme...

Spirometry results after treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis: comparison between patients with and without previous lung disease: a multicenter study

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare patients with and without previous lung disease, in terms of the spirometry results after they had been treated for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and cured, as well as to analyze risk factors related to functional severity. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, multicenter ...

Factors associated with tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in patients treated at a tertiary referral hospital in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the risk factors for the development of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in patients treated at a tertiary referral hospital. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study based on data obtained from patients treated at the Júlia Kubitschek Hospita...

Tuberculosis multidrogorresistente

Rev. salud bosque; 10 (1), 2020
La tuberculosis (TB) es la enfermedad bacteriana infecciosa que más muertes causa en el mundo, panorama que puede empeorar debido a la drogorresistencia. La tuberculosis multidrogoresistente (TB-MDR), es decir la que presenta resistencia simultánea a isoniazida y rifampicina (principales fármacos anti...

Peritonitis tuberculosa en un niño

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (6), 2019
Resumen La peritonitis tuberculosa es una entidad infrecuente en la población pediátrica. Es una forma poco común de tuberculosis extrapulmonar y representa un muy bajo porcentaje de todos los casos de tuberculosis. Sus síntomas son inespecíficos, manifestándose usualmente con ascitis, dolor abdomi...

Aspectos clínicos e tratamento de pacientes com tuberculose ocular presumida em centro de referência de São Paulo, Brasil. Estudo retrospectivo

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 78 (6), 2019
Resumo Objetivo: Descrever aspectos clínicos e esquema terapêutico dos pacientes com tuberculose ocular presumida tratados em um centro de referência em tuberculose de São Paulo. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo descritivo. O teste exato de Fisher foi realizado quando apropriado. Resultados: A queix...

Mutaciones que confieren resistencia a fármacos antituberculosis de primera línea en Perú: una revisión sistemática de la literatura

RESUMEN Objetivos. Sistematizar la información disponible referente a las mutaciones que confieren resistencia a los fármacos antituberculosis de primera línea. Materiales y métodos. Se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica para identificar artículos que reportaron mut...

Relationship of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury and genetic polymorphisms in CYP2E1 and GST

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Setting: Treatment of tuberculosis (TB) can result in Drug-Induced Liver Injury (DILI) since hepatotoxic metabolites are formed during the biotransformation of isoniazid (INH).DILI can be related to the genetic profile of the patient. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the CYP2E1 gene and GSTM1...

Synthesis, characterization, and in vitro evaluation of gamma radiationinduced PEGylated isoniazid

Background: The search for innovative anti-tubercular agents has received increasing attention in tuberculosis chemotherapy because Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection has steadily increased over the years. This underlines the necessity for new methods of preparation for polymer-drug adducts to treat th...