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Factores de riesgo asociados a reacción adversa hepática por fármacos de primera línea contra Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Resumen Para el control epidemiológico de la tuberculosis (TBC) se requiere de una terapia de alta eficacia, que logre eliminar la trasmisión mediante la curación de los pacientes. Las reacciones adversas a fármacos (RAM) contribuyen a una menor eficiencia del tratamiento. La RAM hepática es la más...

Obstacles in the detection and reporting of tuberculosis cases: a discursive analysis

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the discourses of health professionals about the obstacles in the process of detection and reporting of tuberculosis cases in Mozambique. Method: Qualitative exploratory study with a theoretical-methodological approach of Discourse Analysis of French matrix. The study was...

Risk factors for human Mycobacterium bovis infections in an urban area of Brazil

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 113 (8), 2018
BACKGROUND The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified human zoonotic tuberculosis (TB) due to Mycobacterium bovis as a neglected issue in the developing world. In a recent cross-sectional study in Brazil, three of 189 TB patients presented with a coinfection of M. bovis and M. tuberculosis and we...

Cutaneous tuberculosis and HIV infection at a referral centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 113 (9), 2018
BACKGROUND Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) is a rare extrapulmonary form of tuberculosis (TB). Despite the increase in the number of cases of TB and HIV, few cases of CTB have been reported. OBJECTIVE To describe CTB cases among patients with HIV infection from a cohort with tuberculosis. METHODS We des...

Liver transplantation for acute liver failure due to antitubercular drugs - a single-center experience

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: Patients receiving treatment for tuberculosis are at risk of developing acute liver failure due to the hepatotoxicity of antitubercular drugs. We aimed to describe our experience with liver transplantation from deceased donors in this situation. METHODS: We identified patients undergoing tra...

Offer of primary care services and detection of tuberculosis incidence in Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between the health services offered by primary care teams and the detection of new tuberculosis cases in Brazil. METHODS This was an ecological study covering all Brazilian municipalities that registered at least one new tuberculosis case (diagnosed betwee...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis e micobactérias não tuberculose em paciente com síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida e câncer: relato de caso

O presente estudo relata o caso de um paciente de difícil tratamento com infecção mista por tuberculose (TB) e micobactérias não tuberculosas (MNT). O paciente é portador de HIV, câncer e outras doenças associadas. A TB foi elucidada em internação devido a quadro de hemoptise. No período da TB...

Estudio pre-trasplante hepático: ¿qué buscar y cómo hacerlo? Si algo es positivo: ¿qué hacemos?

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 29 (supl.1), 2018
The process of evaluation of candidate patients for liver transplantation should include the risk of infectious diseases in order to prevent the drop out of the waiting list due to infections or the occurrence of these in the post-transplant period. Cirrhotic patients in the pre-transplant stage are very...

Transferência de política: perspectiva do tratamento diretamente observado da tuberculose

Texto & contexto enferm; 27 (3), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: investigar como se desenvolveu a transferência da política do Tratamento Diretamente Observado da Tuberculose na ótica/para dos/os profissionais de saúde comunitária do Grupo Hospitalar Conceição. Método: trata-se de uma pesquisa de abordagem quantitativa do tipo inquérito epi...

Capacidade gerencial da atenção primária à saúde para o controle da tuberculose em diferentes regiões do Brasil

Texto & contexto enferm; 27 (4), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: analisar a capacidade gerencial da atenção primária à saúde para o controle da tuberculose. Método: pesquisa avaliativa, de delineamento transversal. População: profissionais de saúde da atenção primária à saúde que atuavam no controle da tuberculose. Coleta de dados: ins...