Results: 21

Situação epidemiológica e operacional da tuberculose no Estado de Goiás
Epidemiological and operational situation of tuberculosis in the State of Goiás

A tuberculose é uma doenças causada por uma bactéria denominada Mycobacterium tuberculoses ou Bacilo de Koch. Estima-se que a bactéria causadora tenha evoluído há 15.000 ou 20.000 anos, a partir de outras bactérias do gênero Mycobacterium.Esse relatório tem o objetivo de apresentar e descrever a...

Prevalencia de infección tuberculosa latente e incidencia de viraje tuberculínico en contactos escolares mayores de 5 años en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

Arch. argent. pediatr; 121 (4), 2023
Introducción. La tuberculosis continúa siendo un problema frecuente en contextos de vulnerabilidad socioeconómica. El objetivo principal fue establecer la prevalencia de infección latente y viraje tuberculínico en contactos escolares de casos de tuberculosis. Población y métodos. En un área progr...

Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among patients with interstitial lung disease requiring immunosuppression

J. bras. pneumol; 48 (2), 2022
ABSTRACT Objective To characterize the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) requiring immunosuppression. Only 5 to 10% of individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis develop tuberculosis, and certain groups of patients have an inc...

Latent tuberculosis screening before kidney transplantation in the South of Brazil

J. bras. nefrol; 43 (4), 2021
Abstract Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a prevalent infection after kidney transplantation (KT) in high-burden countries. Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening includes previous TB history, chest radiograph findings, and tuberculin test (TST) and/or interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) res...

Prevalence of latent tuberculosis and associated factors in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis

Objective: to identify the prevalence of latent tuberculosis in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis and associated factors. Method: a cross-sectional study conducted with 176 patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis. The tuberculin test was performed with the standardized an...

Infección tuberculosa latente en niños de riesgo
Latent tuberculosis infection in children at risk

Rev. cuba. pediatr; 92 (4), 2020
Introducción: En países de baja prevalencia la mayoría de los casos de tuberculosis se deben a reactivación de infección tuberculosa latente. Objetivo: Examinar la incidencia de infección tuberculosa latente en niños pertenecientes a grupos vulnerables a la tuberculosis. Métodos: Se realizó un e...

Incidencia de tuberculosis en pacientes que reciben fármacos anti-TNF(

Rev. méd. Urug; 36 (1), 2020
Resumen: Introducción: la tuberculosis (TB) es una complicación frecuente del uso de fármacos anti-TNF(. Ocurre por reactivación de una infección latente o por progresión de una infección reciente. Objetivos: conocer la incidencia de TB en la población que recibió fármacos anti- TNF(, anali...

Ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis: revisiting screening of latent tuberculosis infection and its follow-up during anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy in an endemic area

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: To retrospectively evaluate the performance and distinctive pattern of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) screening and treatment in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) under anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy and determine the relevance of re-...

Analysis of the incidence of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among primary health care professionals in two Brazilian capitals

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (2), 2020