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Effects of social protection on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in low or middl...
Andrade,Kaio Vinicius Freitas de; Nery,Joilda Silva; Souza,Ramon Andrade de; Pereira,Susan MartinsTuberculosis (TB) is a poverty infectious disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Evidences suggest that social protection strategies (SPS) can improve TB treatment outcomes. This study aimed to synthesize such evidences through systematic literature review and meta-analysis. We searched for studies conducted in low- or middle-income and in high TB-burden countries, published during 1995-2016. The re...
A systematic review of East African-Indian family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis...
Duarte,Tonya Azevedo; Nery,Joilda Silva; Boechat,Neio; Pereira,Susan Martins; Simonsen,Vera; Oliveira,Martha; Gomes,Maria Gabriela MirandaABSTRACT Introduction: The Mycobacterium tuberculosis East African-Indian (EAI) spoligotyping family (belonging to lineage 1, Indo-Oceanic, defined by the region of deletion RD239) is distributed worldwide, but is more prevalent in Southeast Asia, India, and East Africa. Studies in Latin America have rarely identified EAI. In this study, we describe the occurrence of the EAI family in Brazil. Methods: EAI was i...
Association between diabetes and tuberculosis: case-control study
Pereira,Susan Martins; Araújo,Gleide Santos de; Santos,Carlos Antônio de Souza Teles; Oliveira,Maeli Gomes de; Barreto,Maurício LimaABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To test the association between diabetes and tuberculosis. METHODS It is a case-control study, matched by age and sex. We included 323 new cases of tuberculosis with positive results for bacilloscopy. The controls were 323 respiratory symptomatic patients with negative bacilloscopy, from the same health services, such as: ambulatory cases from three referral hospitals and six basic health uni...
Evaluation of preventative and control measures for congenital syphilis in Stat...
Oliveira,Leila Regina de; Costa,Maria da Conceição Nascimento; Barreto,Florisneide Rodrigues; Pereira,Susan Martins; Dourado,Inês; Teixeira,Maria GlóriaIntroduction Congenital syphilis is an important health problem in Brazil. This study assessed measures aimed at the prevention and control of syphilis in the State of Mato Grosso and its capital, Cuiabá. Methods A descriptive study cross-sectional and of time trends assessing the congenital syphilis was performed in Cuiabá and Mato Grosso between 2001 and 2011. We compared maternal sociodemographic characteris...
Tuberculose em adolescentes em duas capitais brasileiras
Sant'Anna,Clemax Couto; Schmidt,Christiane Mello; March,Maria de Fátima B. Pombo; Pereira,Susan Martins; Barreto,Maurício L.Analisamos o perfil clínico-radiológico da tuberculose (TB) em adolescentes de duas capitais brasileiras, segundo a revisão de 2010 das normas do Programa Nacional de Controle da Tuberculose; estudo descritivo, retrospectivo, transversal de casos notificados de TB em Manaus e Salvador, de 1996 a 2003, em dois grupos: 10 a 14 anos e ≥ 15 a 19 anos com estatística descritiva. Havia 1.781 adolescentes [928 (52,1%)...
Prevalence of nutritional deficiency in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
Piva,Silvana Gomes Nunes; Costa,Maria da Conceicao Nascimento; Barreto,Florisneide Rodrigues; Pereira,Susan MartinsOBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of nutritional deficiency among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study using data obtained from the Brazilian Case Registry Database and from the medical records of patients diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis (15-59 years of age) residing in one of the municipalities that make up the 16th Regional Health District of the state of ...
Bacterial meningitis and living conditions
Souza,Shirley Fonseca de; Costa,Maria da Conceição Nascimento; Paim,Jairnilson Silva; Natividade,Marcio Santos da; Pereira,Susan MartinsINTRODUCTION: Bacterial meningitis has great social relevance due to its ability to produce sequelae and cause death. It is most frequently found in developing countries, especially among children. Meningococcal meningitis occurs at a high frequency in populations with poor living conditions. This study describes the temporal evolution of bacterial meningitis in Salvador, Brazil, 1995-2009, and verifies the ass...
First insights into the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains...
Silva,Aída Cristina do Nascimento; Ferrazoli,Lucilaine; Simonsen,Vera; Reis,Joice Neves; Pereira,Susan Martins; Carmo,Theomira Mauadie de AzevedoThis study constitutes a first attempt to describe the genetic population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis circulating in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil. A total of 56 confirmed cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, identified between March and June 2008, were analyzed using restriction fragment length polymorphism (IS6110-RFLP). The study population was characterized by a predominance of males (71.43%) over 3...
Radiologic findings of pulmonary tuberculosis in adolescents
Sant'Anna,Clemax Couto; Schmidt,Christianne Mello; March,Maria de Fátima B Pombo; Pereira,Susan Martins; Barreto,Maurício LimaOBJECTIVE: To describe radiologic findings of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in adolescents. METHODS: Retrospective, cross-sectional, observational study of 850 patients with TB, aged 10 to 19 years, and notified to the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Data were collected from the TB notification and medical records in the cities of Manaus, Amazonas State, and Salvador, Bahia State, in the 19962003 period. Data are s...
Características dos serviços de saúde associadas à adesão ao tratamento da tube...
Souza,Márcia São Pedro Leal; Pereira,Susan Martins; Marinho,Jamocyr Moura; Barreto,Maurício LOBJETIVO: Analisar características relacionadas à adesão ao tratamento dos casos de tuberculose em serviços de referência para tuberculose. MÉTODOS: Trata-se de um estudo ecológico nas unidades de referência no tratamento dos casos de tuberculose dos distritos sanitários de Salvador, BA, em 2006. A amostra foi composta pelas unidades de saúde municipais que atenderam 67,2% dos 2.283 casos notificados de tubercu...