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Temporal distribution of tuberculosis in the State of Amazonas, Brazil
Garrido, Marlucia da Silva; Bührer-Sékula, Samira; Souza, Alexandra Brito de; Ramasawmy, Rajendranath; Quincó, Patrícia de Lima; Monte, Rossicleia Lins; Santos, Lucilaide Oliveira; Perez-Porcuna, Tomás Maria; Martinez-Espínosa, Flor Ernestina; Saraceni, Valéria; Cordeiro-Santos, Marcelo.
  • Garrido, Marlucia da Silva; Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado. Departamento de Ensino e Pós-Graduação. Manaus. BR
  • Bührer-Sékula, Samira; Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado. Departamento de Ensino e Pós-Graduação. Manaus. BR
  • Souza, Alexandra Brito de; Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado. Departamento de Ensino e Pós-Graduação. Manaus. BR
  • Ramasawmy, Rajendranath; Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado. Departamento de Ensino e Pós-Graduação. Manaus. BR
  • Quincó, Patrícia de Lima; Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado. Departamento de Ensino e Pós-Graduação. Manaus. BR
  • Monte, Rossicleia Lins; Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado. Departamento de Ensino e Pós-Graduação. Manaus. BR
  • Santos, Lucilaide Oliveira; Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado. Departamento de Ensino e Pós-Graduação. Manaus. BR
  • Perez-Porcuna, Tomás Maria; Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado. Departamento de Ensino e Pós-Graduação. Manaus. BR
  • Martinez-Espínosa, Flor Ernestina; Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado. Departamento de Ensino e Pós-Graduação. Manaus. BR
  • Saraceni, Valéria; Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado. Departamento de Ensino e Pós-Graduação. Manaus. BR
  • Cordeiro-Santos, Marcelo; Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado. Departamento de Ensino e Pós-Graduação. Manaus. BR
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 48(supl.1): 63-69, 2015. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-748362
ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the infectious diseases that contributes most to the morbidity and mortality of millions of people worldwide. Brazil is one of 22 countries that accounts for 80% of the tuberculosis global burden. The highest incidence rates in Brazil occur in the States of Amazonas and Rio de Janeiro. The aim of this study was to describe the temporal distribution of TB in the State of Amazonas. Between 2001 and 2011, 28,198 cases of tuberculosis were reported in Amazonas, distributed among 62 municipalities, with the capital Manaus reporting the highest (68.7%) concentration of cases. Tuberculosis was more prevalent among males (59.3%) aged 15 to 34 years old (45.5%), whose race/color was predominantly pardo (64.7%) and who had pulmonary TB (84.3%). During this period, 81 cases of multidrug-resistant TB were registered, of which the highest concentration was reported from 2008 onward (p = 0.002). The municipalities with the largest numbers of indigenous individuals affected were São Gabriel da Cachoeira (93%), Itamarati (78.1%), and Santa Isabel do Rio Negro (70.1%). The future outlook for this region includes strengthening the TB control at the primary care level, by expanding diagnostic capabilities, access to treatment, research projects developed in collaboration with the Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado Tropical Medicine Foundation .;Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado (FMT-HVD).; and financing institutions, such as the project for the expansion of the Clinical Research Center and the creation of a hospital ward for individuals with transmissible respiratory diseases, including TB.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Chiroptera / Residence Characteristics / Animal Migration / Mycoses Type of study: Risk factors Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: North America / South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Chiroptera / Residence Characteristics / Animal Migration / Mycoses Type of study: Risk factors Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: North America / South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado/BR