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Prevalence and risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection among primary hea...
Prado,Thiago Nascimento do; Riley,Lee W.; Sanchez,Mauro; Fregona,Geisa; Nóbrega,Renata Lyrio Peres; Possuelo,Lia Gonçalves; Zandonade,ElianaHealth care workers (HCW) are at increased risk of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) from occupational exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The objective was to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for LTBI among primary HCW in five Brazilian cities. We conducted a cross-sectional study, from 2011 to 2013, among primary HCW, using a structured questionnaire and an evaluated for LTBI using the Quan...
Clinical and epidemiological characteristics associated with unfavorable tuberc...
Prado,Thiago Nascimento do; Rajan,Jayant V.; Miranda,Angélica Espinosa; Dias,Elias dos Santos; Cosme,Lorrayne Beliqui; Possuelo,Lia GonçalvesAbstract Background: TB patients co-infected with HIV have worse treatment outcomes than non-coinfected patients. How clinical characteristics of TB and socioeconomic characteristics influence these outcomes is poorly understood. Here, we use polytomous regression analysis to identify clinical and epidemiological characteristics associated with unfavorable treatment outcomes among TB-HIV co-infected patients in...