2003
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-35862003000600006
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Fatores associados aos tratamentos inadequados em grupo de portadores de tuberculose multirresistente

Abstract: Descritores -Tuberculose resistente a múltiplas drogas. Fatores de risco.Introdução: A tuberculose multirresistente é uma ameaça ao controle da tuberculose em todo o mundo. Tratamento inadequado é freqüentemente apontado como fator de risco para tuberculose multirresistente.Objetivo: Identificar fatores associados ao tratamento inadequado em portadores de tuberculose multirresistente. Método:Foram levantados e identificados os testes de sensibilidade para tuberculose, realizados no Laboratório Central do Estad… Show more

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“…Our findings were similar with the ones from Barroso et al [19] that also found that in 134 Brazilian MDR-TB patients, the factors associated to inadequate treatment leading to resistance were: non adherence, extreme poverty, drug intolerance, mistakes in the clinical management, lack of medication, two or more treatments in the past, bilateral radiological lesions and large pulmonary cavitations. The Brazilian Ministry of Health adopts a standardized treatment regimen for MDR-TB which includes AM, terizidone (TR), ofloxacin (OF), E, and Z during 18 months [6].…”
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confidence: 92%
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“…Our findings were similar with the ones from Barroso et al [19] that also found that in 134 Brazilian MDR-TB patients, the factors associated to inadequate treatment leading to resistance were: non adherence, extreme poverty, drug intolerance, mistakes in the clinical management, lack of medication, two or more treatments in the past, bilateral radiological lesions and large pulmonary cavitations. The Brazilian Ministry of Health adopts a standardized treatment regimen for MDR-TB which includes AM, terizidone (TR), ofloxacin (OF), E, and Z during 18 months [6].…”
Section: Figure 1 Radiological Findings Of Mdr-tb Patients See Detasupporting
confidence: 92%
“…In addition, poor adherence (or poor directly observed treatment -DOT), that increase resistance, is an important factor in this genesis. In addition to these factors, intolerance, side effects, poverty, social barriers, and poor medical management contribute as well to development of MDR-TB [5,19].…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…It should be noted that alcoholism and co-infection with HIV are major risk indicators of TB severity, and that alcoholism is also a major risk factor for noncompliance with treatment. (28,29) Regarding treatment outcome, most patients were discharged after cure, a satisfactory result in…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Os dados perdidos estão apresentados na Tabela 1, expressos em freqüência absoluta (n) e relativa (porcentagem risco para a não cura do doente de TB (FERRER et al, 1991;DEHEINZELIN et al, 1996;PABLOS-MÉNDEZ et al, 1997;RIBEIRO et al, 2000;LIMA et al, 2001;ALBUQUERQUE et al, 2001;DIEL;NIEMANN, 2003;BARROSO et al, 2003;LINDOSO, 2004;BRAGA et al, 2004;BERGEL;GOUVEIA, 2005). Tais Devido à alta prevalência da co-infecção TB/ HIV e pela dificuldade de identificar pela história clínica os pacientes co-infectados, há indicação de fazer o teste anti-HIV para todos os pacientes com TB ativa.…”
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