Associação entre alcoolismo e tuberculose pulmonar

Caron-Ruffino, Márcia; Ruffino-Netto, Antônio

doi:10.1590/s0034-89101979000300003

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“…It is of fundamental importance to determine the resistance profile of the strains circulating in the state of Minas Gerais because of the high rate of noncompliance (11.9%), primarily aiming at providing appropriate treatment. ( 4 , 9 , 10 , 13 ) The low incidence of MDR tuberculosis (0.2%) could be underestimated, given that most cases did not undergo sputum culture or susceptibility testing.…”

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Characteristics of tuberculosis in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil: 2002-2009

et al. 2013

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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the profile of tuberculosis cases reported between 2002 and 2009 in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, according to sociodemographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics, as well as to comorbidities and mortality. METHODS: This was a descriptive, epidemiological study based on data obtained from the Brazilian Case Registry Database and the Brazilian Mortality Database for the 2002-2009 period. RESULTS: There were 47,285 reported cases of tuberculosis, corresponding to a mean incidence of 22.3/100,000 population. The individuals diagnosed with tuberculosis were predominantly in the 20- to 49-year age bracket and male (62.4% and 67.0%, respectively). Individuals with a low level of education accounted for 18.5% of the cases. New cases, cases of recurrence, and cases of retreatment accounted for 83.7%, 5.7%, 5.7%, respectively. The rates of cure and treatment noncompliance were 66.2% and 11.2%, respectively; multidrug-resistant tuberculosis was identified in 0.2% of the cases; and the mortality rate was 12.9%. The directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS) strategy was applied in 21.8% of the cases. Sputum smear microscopy and culture were performed in only 73.9% and 12.9% of the cases, respectively. Chest X-rays were performed in 90.5% of the cases. Pulmonary tuberculosis was the predominant form (in 83.9%). Comorbidity with alcoholism, HIV infection, and diabetes mellitus were identified in 17.2%, 8.3%, and 3.8%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: During the study period, the numbers of new cases, cases of treatment noncompliance, and deaths were high, comorbidities were common, and there was a failure to perform adequately basic tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Multidisciplinary approaches, expanded use of the DOTS strategy, better knowledge of the distribution of tuberculosis, and improvements in the databases are needed in order to achieve better control of the disease in the state of Minas Gerais.

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“…( 7 , 9 ) Alcoholism is also associated with pulmonary tuberculosis, leading to a higher risk of developing the disease and to treatment difficulties. ( 10 ) …”

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Characteristics of tuberculosis in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil: 2002-2009

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“…This comorbidity, frequently associated to poor life conditions and social marginalization, was the most common in this study. Alcohol abuse predisposes the person to develop TB and worsens their clinical situation by diminishing their immunity, leaving them malnourished and exposed to risk situations (10) .…”

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Aspects related to the outcomes of the treatment, in international borders, of cases of tuberculosis as associated to comorbidities

Souza

Oliveira

Andrade

et al. 2019

Rev. Gaúcha Enferm.

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Objective: analyzing the aspects associated with case outcomes and the international border situation when it comes to patients with tuberculosis (TB) associated with comorbidities. Method: exploratory descriptive epidemiological study, analyzing all new cases of TB with comorbidities reported in 2013 on SISNAN in the cities at the border of the state of Paraná and Paraguay. The variables used were: sociodemographic, clinical and operational. To analyze the data, descriptive analysis and the chi-square test were applied. Results: 227 cases of tuberculosis associated with comorbidities were reported and 70.9% were from cities bordering Paraguay. Alcoholism (22.0%) and AIDS (13.7%) were the most common comorbidities. The chi-square test presented a statistical association of border cities with negative outcomes and not performing directly observed treatments. Conclusion: Through the study, it was possible to find that the location of border cities can be determinant for a negative outcome.

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“…We also found texts on robust methods of risk estimation of tubercular infection 144 , 145 , an indispensable support to the improvement of TB control strategies. We also highlight an early case-control study published in Brazil, which investigated the TB risk factors 39 .…”

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Path of infectious diseases in Brazil in the last 50 years: an ongoing challenge

Waldman

Sato

2016

Rev. Saúde Pública

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In this article, we comment on the main features of infectious diseases in Brazil in the last 50 years, highlighting how much of this path Revista de Saúde Pública could portray. From 1967 to 2016, 1,335 articles focusing on infectious diseases were published in Revista de Saúde Pública. Although the proportion of articles on the topic have decreased from about 50.0% to 15.0%, its notability remained and reflected the growing complexity of the research required for its control. It is noteworthy that studies design and analysis strategies progressively became more sophisticated, following the great development of epidemiology in Brazil in the recent decades. Thus, the journal has followed the success of public health interventions that permitted to control or eliminate numerous infectious diseases – which were responsible, in the past, for high rates of morbidity and mortality –, and also followed the reemergence of diseases already controlled and the emergence of until then unknown diseases, with a strong impact on the Brazilian population, establishing a little predictable and very challenging path.

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Associação entre alcoolismo e tuberculose pulmonar

Cited by 12 publications

References 3 publications

Characteristics of tuberculosis in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil: 2002-2009

Characteristics of tuberculosis in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil: 2002-2009

Aspects related to the outcomes of the treatment, in international borders, of cases of tuberculosis as associated to comorbidities

Path of infectious diseases in Brazil in the last 50 years: an ongoing challenge

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