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Prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis and associated factors
Sousa, George Jó Bezerra; Maranhão, Thatiana Araújo; Leitão, Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva; Moreira, Thereza Maria MagalhãesObjective: to estimate the prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis and associated factors. Methods: a retrospective study that evaluated 74,006 cases of tuberculosis registered in the Notifiable Diseases Information System. In the multivariate analysis, the outcome variable “drug resistance” was used to estimate the prevalence ratio of factors associated with drug resistance. Results: a rate of 0.5% of drug r...
Invasive fungal infections in kidney and liver transplant recipients in a cente...
Holanda, Pablo Eliack Linhares de; Oliveira, Claudia Maria Costa de; Leitão, Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva; Garcia, José Huygens ParenteObjective: Describe the main invasive fungal infections (IFIs) after kidney and liver transplantation at a referral center, as well as their evolution, treatment, and clinical features. Material and Methods: This was a retrospective, observational, descriptive, case series study involving IFIs diagnosed between January 2012 and December 2019 in kidney and liver transplant recipients. Results: Among 769 kidney t...
Prevalência de tuberculose drogarresistente e fatores associados
Sousa, George Jó Bezerra; Maranhão, Thatiana Araújo; Leitão, Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva; Moreira, Thereza Maria MagalhãesObjective: to estimate the prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis and associated factors. Methods: a retrospective study that evaluated 74,006 cases of tuberculosis registered in the Notifiable Diseases Information System. In the multivariate analysis, the outcome variable “drug resistance” was used to estimate the prevalence ratio of factors associated with drug resistance. Results: a rate of 0.5% of drug r...
Mixed infection by Histoplasma capsulatum isolates with different mating types ...
Damasceno, Lisandra Serra; Vite-Garín, Tania; Ramírez, José Antonio; Rodríguez-Arellanes, Gabriela; Almeida, Marcos Abreu de; Muniz, Mauro de MedeirosMixed infection by Histoplasma capsulatum isolates with different mating types, in AIDS‑patients are described in this study. Morphological, mating type-specific PCR assay and multilocus sequencing type analysis of H. capsulatum isolates recovered from two Brazilian AIDS‑patients were performed. Five H. capsulatum isolates were recovered at different times from the two patients. Three isolates were obtained fro...
Mixed infection by Histoplasma capsulatum isolates with different mating types ...
Damasceno, Lisandra Serra; Vite-Garín, Tania; Ramírez, José Antonio; Rodríguez-Arellanes, Gabriela; Almeida, Marcos Abreu de; Muniz, Mauro de MedeirosMixed infection by Histoplasma capsulatum isolates with different mating types, in AIDS-patients are described in this study. Morphological, mating type-specific PCR assay and multilocus sequencing type analysis of H. capsulatum isolates recovered from two Brazilian AIDS-patients were performed. Five H. capsulatum isolates were recovered at different times from the two patients. Three isolates were obtained fro...
Accuracy of buffy coat in the diagnosis of disseminated histoplasmosis in AIDS-...
Leitão, Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva; Oliveira Filho, Antonio M. P.; Sousa Filho, José Evaldo P.; Tavares, Bruno M.; Mesquita, Jacó R. L.The bu y coat is obtained routinely for disseminated histoplamosis (DH) diagnosis in Ceará, Brazil. The aim of this study is to describe the accuracy of staining smears for Histoplasma in the bu y coat of AIDS-patients with DH. From 2012–2013, all results of stained bu y coat smears and culture for fungi performed at São José Hospital were recorded. In total, 489 bu y coats of 361 patients were studied; 19/361 ...
An autochthonous case of paracoccidioidomycosis in a new area of Ceara State, N...
Mota, Matheus Alves de Lima; Damasceno, Lisandra Serra; Bandeira, Silviane Praciano; Leitão, Terezinha do Menino Jesus SilvaThe largest endemic areas of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) in Brazil comprise the humid agricultural regions of the Southeast, South, and, recently, the Midwest and North regions. The Ceara State, located in the Brazilian Northeast region, presents semi-arid climate in most of its territory, characterized by high temperatures, scarce vegetation and low humidity. The objective of the present study was to describe...
Histoplasmin survey in HIV-positive patients : results from an endemic area in ...
Bezerra, Fabrícia Salvador; Zancopé-Oliveira, Rosely Maria; Brilhante, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira; Wanke, Bodo; Mota, Rosa Maria SalaniBackground. Disseminated histoplasmosis is common in AIDS patients with advanced immunosuppression in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of Histoplasma infection in patients with HIV/AIDS living in Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará. Methods. Intradermal tests with histoplasmin (mycelial phase) were performed in 161 HIV patients with CD4 ≥ 350 cells/mm3. Evidence of ...
Factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis among patients seeking medical a...
Alcântara, Cid Carlos Soares de; Kritski, Afrânio Lineu; Ferreira, Valéria Goes; Façanha, Mônica Cardoso; Pontes, Ricardo Soares; Mota, Rosa SalaniObjective: The identification of behavioral and clinical factors that are associated with pulmonary tuberculosis might improve the detection and treatment of the disease, thereby reducing its duration and transmission. Our objective was to identify sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral factors that are associated with the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conduc...