Results: 26

Un esquema de tratamiento de cuatro meses para la tuberculosis pulmonar con rifapentina y moxifloxacina tuvo eficacia similar al tratamiento habitual de seis meses

Siempre presente: tuberculosis
Always present: tuberculosis

Med. infant; 28 (1), 2021

Efeitos adversos às drogas antituberculose: hepatotoxicidade

Objetivo: Verificar a frequência de efeitos adversos em pacientes em uso de drogas antituberculose de primeira linha, além dos fatores de risco associados aos efeitos adversos e à hepatotoxicidade. Métodos: Estudo transversal, envolvendo 196 pacientes portadores de tuberculose em Maceió (AL), de ...

Association of adverse drug reaction to anti-tuberculosis medication with quality of life in patients in a tertiary referral hospital

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Adverse drug reactions can develop when using anti-tuberculosis medication, and the effects of the drugs can also significantly hinder the treatment of patients. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 73 patients using two standardized questionnaires and the World He...

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...

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

Drug therapy problems for patients with tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS at a reference hospital

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency of drug therapy problem in the treatment of patients with tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. Methods: Data were obtained through a cross-sectional study conducted between September 2015 and December 2016 at a reference hospital in infectious diseases in Belo Horiz...

Sequential analysis as a tool for detection of amikacin ototoxicity in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate early detection of amikacin-induced ototoxicity in a population treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), by means of three different tests: pure-tone audiometry (PTA); high-frequency audiometry (HFA); and distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) te...

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...

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...