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OBJETIVO: Este estudo transversal objetivou determinar o perfil epidemiológico, clínico e diagnóstico de pacientes portadores de micobactérias entre março de 2008 e fevereiro de 2010. MÉTODO: A coleta de dados foi feita junto aos prontuários médicos e pacientes. RESULTADOS: De 175 casos, 170 com Mycobacterium tuberculosis, dois M. tuberculosis/complexo M. avium, dois complexo M. avium e um M. bovis/M. tuberculosis. 75,4% dos casos em pacientes do sexo masculino, com mediana etária de 40 anos, 14,3% em HIV positivos, 32% com renda familiar baixa e moradia precária. A doença pulmonar ocorreu em 94,9%. 45,1% se curaram, 24,0% abandonaram o tratamento e 9,7% vieram a óbito. A supervisão do tratamento ocorreu em 60% dos casos e em 56% com investigação para HIV. Das 9,6% amostras paucibacilares e 55,5% das extrapulmonares, o diagnóstico só foi possível pela cultura. CONCLUSÃO: Evidenciou-se predileção por indivíduos masculinos, com doença pulmonar, muitos sem positividade para HIV conhecida e com supervisão de tratamento parcial. A cultura foi uma importante ferramenta diagnóstica, complementar a baciloscopia.
This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to determine the epidemiological, clinical and diagnosis of patients with mycobacteria between March 2008 and February 2010, in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais State. Methods: Data collection was performed at the medical records and patients. Results: In 175 cases, 170 with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, two M. tuberculosis/M. avium complex, two M. avium complex and oneM. bovis/M. tuberculosis. 75.4% of cases in male patients, meian age 40 years, 14.3% in HIV positive, 32% with low family income and poor housing. Pulmonary disease occurred in 94.9%. 45.1% were cured, 24.0% abandoned the treatment and 9.7% died. Supervision of treatment occurred in 60% of cases and 56% of cases was tested for HIV. 9.6% of paucibacillary specimens and 55.5% of extrapulmonary TB the diagnosis was possible only by culture. Conclusion: Was a clear predominance of the disease in male patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. The treatment was partially observed and several pacients with no known diagnosis of HIV. The use of mycobacterial culture was an important diagnostic tool, complementary to smear.
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A cross-sectional analysis of stored Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN)-stained sputum smear slides (SSS) obtained from two public tuberculosis referral laboratories located in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, was carried out to distinguish Mycobacterium bovis from other members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC). A two-step approach was used to distinguish M. bovis from other members of MTC: (i) oxyR pseudogene amplification to detect MTC and, subsequently, (ii) allele-specific sequencing based on the polymorphism at position 285 of this gene. The oxyR pseudogene was successfully amplified in 100 of 177 (56.5 percent) SSS available from 99 individuals. No molecular profile of M. bovis was found. Multivariate analysis indicated that acid-fast bacilli (AFB) results and the source laboratory were associated (p < 0.05) with oxyR pseudogene amplification. SSS that were AFB++ SSS showed more oxyR pseudogene amplification than those with AFB0, possibly due to the amount of DNA. One of the two source laboratories presented a greater chance of oxyR pseudogene amplification, suggesting that differences in sputum conservation between laboratories could have influenced the preservation of DNA. This study provides evidence that stored ZN-SSS can be used for the molecular detection of MTC.