Perfil epidemiológico, clínico e evolutivo da tuberculose na Região de Bauru, SP

Tuberculosis: a study of 111 cases in an area of high prevalence in the extreme south of Brazil

“…Studies conducted in Brazil as well as abroad have reported similar results [14,[16][17][18]. Nevertheless, [19].…”

“…Patients with risk factors were significantly younger than those without them, which may imply a relation of tuberculosis with the lifestyles among young adults today [13]. In Brazil, Monti identified alcoholism as the second-most-frequent risk factor, preceded only by co-morbidity with HIV [14]. There is concern about the growing prevalence of tuberculosis among injected drug users and among convicts in prisons in Brazil and other countries, this sometimes associated being with co-morbidity due to HIV [13,14].…”

“…In Brazil, Monti identified alcoholism as the second-most-frequent risk factor, preceded only by co-morbidity with HIV [14]. There is concern about the growing prevalence of tuberculosis among injected drug users and among convicts in prisons in Brazil and other countries, this sometimes associated being with co-morbidity due to HIV [13,14]. Among the isolates from the patients, a frequency of 99.1% of M. tuberculosis was observed, an observation that validates the use of the initial treatment scheme for tuberculosis recommended by the Surgeon General of Brazil [15].…”

Drug resistance and genotypes of strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from human immunodeficiency virus-infected and non-infected tuberculosis patients in Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

“…The lower cluster frequency observed in isolates from patients with primary resistance when compared to those obtained from patients with secondary resistance however strongly indicates that the higher primary resistant level is not due to extensive transmission or outbreaks of resistant strains. One study performed by Monti et al (1999) demonstrated a cure rate of 60% and treatment abandon of 14.1% in Bauru which could be partly responsible for the high resistance rates in the region.…”

Vigilância epidemiológica da tuberculose em presídios do Espírito Santo

“…São celas superlotadas, mal ventiladas e pouco iluminadas, em contato recorrente com o bacilo da tuberculose (14) . No que se refere à avaliação quanto ao sexo, percebese que esse dado é condizente com a pesquisa realizada na população carcerária do município de Bauru-SP, onde o sexo é prevalente entre a população estudada (15) . Esse resultado já era esperado, visto que a população carcerária brasileira é constituída, em sua maioria, por homens.…”