OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalences of tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis in inmates. METHODS: Observational study was carried out with inmates of a prison and a jail in the State of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, between March and December of 2008. Questionnaires were used to collect sociodemographic and epidemiological data. Tuberculin skin testing was administered (PPD-RT23-2TU/0.1 mL), and the following laboratory tests were also performed: sputum smear examination, sputum culture, identification of strains isolated and drug susceptibility testing. The variables were compared using Pearson's chi-square (Χ2) association test, Fisher's exact test and the proportion test. RESULTS: Of the 2,435 inmates interviewed, 2,237 (91.9%) ...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze underreporting of deaths and hospital admissions from tuberculosis to the Info...
Introduction: an increase in the number of drug-resistant tuberculosis patients has been observed in...
Aim: to analyze the incidence of tuberculosis and the correlation between the cure of the new cases ...
INTRODUÇÃO: A tuberculose sempre foi um grave problema de saúde para grupos de pessoas confinadas, e...
OBJECTIVE: Estimate the prevalence of active tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection among th...
The objective of this is quantitative, descriptive, retrospective and sectional study was to describ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the accuracy (sensitivity) of a clinical score for presumptive pulmonary tuberc...
OBJECTIVE: To profile adult patients dying of tuberculosis in the city of São Paulo with respect to ...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the occurrence of tuberculosis and to identify variables that define situation...
Objetivo: caracterizar o perfil clínico epidemiológico da tuberculose (TB) e analisar a distribuição...
OBJECTIVE: To detect tuberculosis (TB) disease or infection among contacts of pulmonary TB patients....
A Organização Mundial de Saúde estima que um terço da população mundial encontra-se infectada pelo M...
OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence and factors associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in...
Objetivo: caracterizar as diferenças do perfil clínico e epidemiológico dos casos de óbitos que tive...
Objetivo: Establecer las características clínicas, sociodemográficas y farmacológicas de pacientes c...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze underreporting of deaths and hospital admissions from tuberculosis to the Info...
Introduction: an increase in the number of drug-resistant tuberculosis patients has been observed in...
Aim: to analyze the incidence of tuberculosis and the correlation between the cure of the new cases ...
INTRODUÇÃO: A tuberculose sempre foi um grave problema de saúde para grupos de pessoas confinadas, e...
OBJECTIVE: Estimate the prevalence of active tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection among th...
The objective of this is quantitative, descriptive, retrospective and sectional study was to describ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the accuracy (sensitivity) of a clinical score for presumptive pulmonary tuberc...
OBJECTIVE: To profile adult patients dying of tuberculosis in the city of São Paulo with respect to ...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the occurrence of tuberculosis and to identify variables that define situation...
Objetivo: caracterizar o perfil clínico epidemiológico da tuberculose (TB) e analisar a distribuição...
OBJECTIVE: To detect tuberculosis (TB) disease or infection among contacts of pulmonary TB patients....
A Organização Mundial de Saúde estima que um terço da população mundial encontra-se infectada pelo M...
OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence and factors associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in...
Objetivo: caracterizar as diferenças do perfil clínico e epidemiológico dos casos de óbitos que tive...
Objetivo: Establecer las características clínicas, sociodemográficas y farmacológicas de pacientes c...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze underreporting of deaths and hospital admissions from tuberculosis to the Info...
Introduction: an increase in the number of drug-resistant tuberculosis patients has been observed in...
Aim: to analyze the incidence of tuberculosis and the correlation between the cure of the new cases ...