DOI: 10.11606/t.6.2008.tde-04072008-103648
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Fatores associados à recidiva, ao abandono e ao óbito no retratamento da tuberculose pulmonar

Abstract: À Simone Christiane Machado, digitadora dos bancos de dados, grande amiga, muito generosa, que me auxiliou em vários momentos e de diferentes formas, não só em sua função.À Amália Fernandez, entrevistadora do trabalho de campo, pelo seu profissionalismo e amor no trato com os pacientes deste estudo.À Dolores Fernandez, entrevistadora do trabalho de campo, pela sua amizade e profissionalismo.Aos Professores (as) Doutores (as) que me ensinaram muito ao longo dos meus treze anos de USP, destacando com muito carin… Show more

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“…This is in disagreement with the literature, since retreatment has been negatively influencing the performance of the Tuberculosis Control Program indicators, being considered one of the greatest challenges for the control of tuberculosis in Brazil. 30 This group, formed by cases of relapse and re-admission after abandonment, presents a greater chance of developing an unfavorable outcome for the disease, such as death, abandonment and multidrug resistance to treatment drugs for TB, and also leading to an increase on patient costs. In Brazil, 96% of reported cases of resistance are acquired, as more than half shows a history of three or more previous treatments for tuberculosis.…”
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“…This is in disagreement with the literature, since retreatment has been negatively influencing the performance of the Tuberculosis Control Program indicators, being considered one of the greatest challenges for the control of tuberculosis in Brazil. 30 This group, formed by cases of relapse and re-admission after abandonment, presents a greater chance of developing an unfavorable outcome for the disease, such as death, abandonment and multidrug resistance to treatment drugs for TB, and also leading to an increase on patient costs. In Brazil, 96% of reported cases of resistance are acquired, as more than half shows a history of three or more previous treatments for tuberculosis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Brazil, 96% of reported cases of resistance are acquired, as more than half shows a history of three or more previous treatments for tuberculosis. 30,31 The variable, positive HIV test was shown to be a protective factor for tuberculosis in elderly people, probably because this association may be related to the low frequency of HIV positivity in elderly people, who are less vulnerable to the HIV virus. Since TB/HIV co-infection predominates in the economically active age group (from 15 to 50 years old), 32 it may be related to the lifestyle of young adults who adopt behaviors of vulnerability, such as lack of condom use and lack of resulting in increased exposure to HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, resulting in very important economic and social losses, as it reaches the productive stage of the sick individual.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%