2022
Tuberculosis in prison inmates in Southern Brazil: investigating the epidemiological and operational indicators
Busatto C, Mespaque J, Schwarzbold P, de Souza C, Jarczewski C, Meucci R, Andrews J, Croda J, da Silva P, Ramis I, Possuelo L. Tuberculosis in prison inmates in Southern Brazil: investigating the epidemiological and operational indicators. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2022, 55: e0052-2022. PMID: 36287468, PMCID: PMC9592108, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0052-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary tuberculosis casesTuberculosis casesPulmonary tuberculosisLaboratory confirmationNew casesNew pulmonary tuberculosis casesRetreatment pulmonary tuberculosis casesWorldwide public health problemNotifiable Diseases Information SystemNew TB casesPublic health problemPublic health measuresTB casesHIV testingTuberculosis controlLaboratory criteriaTuberculosis incidenceIncidence rateObservational studyHealth problemsHealth measuresTuberculosisSpecific populationsHIVInvestigation rates
2017
Resistência às drogas antituberculose na fronteira do Brasil com Paraguai e Bolívia
Marques M, Cunha E, do Socorro Nantua Evangelista M, Basta P, Marques A, Croda J, de Andrade S. Resistência às drogas antituberculose na fronteira do Brasil com Paraguai e Bolívia. BULL PAN AM HEALTH ORGAN 2017, 41: 1. PMID: 28444009, PMCID: PMC6645181, DOI: 10.26633/rpsp.2017.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObserved treatmentDrug resistanceAssociated risk factorsPulmonary tuberculosis casesHistory of alcoholismCases of PTBCombination of drugsPatterns of resistanceRespiratory symptomsPTB casesTuberculosis casesDevelopment of resistanceRisk factorsEpidemiological studiesSingle drugHealth actionsSusceptibility testingMultidrug resistanceDiabetesSusceptibility testsAlcoholismPatientsDrugsTreatmentPresence/absence