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Retrospective study of 668 cultures for mycobacteria in a reference hospital for AIDS in Southern Brazil
Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú; Rosa, Daniela Dornelles; Pereira, Maria do Carmo Fontoura; Targa-Ferreira, Roberto L; Santos, Breno Riegel.
  • Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú; Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição. Infectious Diseases Department. BR
  • Rosa, Daniela Dornelles; Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição. Infectious Diseases Department. BR
  • Pereira, Maria do Carmo Fontoura; Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição. Infectious Diseases Department. BR
  • Targa-Ferreira, Roberto L; Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição. Infectious Diseases Department. BR
  • Santos, Breno Riegel; Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição. Infectious Diseases Department. BR
Braz. j. infect. dis ; 7(2): 126-128, Apr. 2003. tab
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-351156
RESUMO
Although AIDS patients in other countries are frequently diagnosed as having atypical mycobacterial infection, in Southern Brazil there is a clinical impression that Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the rule rather than the exception. We made a retrospective review of cultures for mycobacteria at our hospital in order to determine the frequency of atypical mycobacteria and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in hospitalised patients in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was the most frequent isolate (79.9 percent), regardless of HIV serostatus. Only 1.5 percent of the cultures yielded atypical mycobacteria, all of which in AIDS patients. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was diagnosed in most of the HIV-infected patients (81.2 percent). We conclude that Mycobacterium tuberculosis is frequent in both HIV infected and non-HIV infected patients in this part of the country
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Tuberculosis Pulmonar / Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA / Mycobacterium tuberculosis Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Factores de riesgo Límite: Adulto / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino País/Región como asunto: America del Sur / Brasil Idioma: Inglés Revista: Braz. j. infect. dis Asunto de la revista: Enfermedades Transmisibles Año: 2003 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil Institución/País de afiliación: Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição/BR

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Tuberculosis Pulmonar / Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA / Mycobacterium tuberculosis Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Factores de riesgo Límite: Adulto / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino País/Región como asunto: America del Sur / Brasil Idioma: Inglés Revista: Braz. j. infect. dis Asunto de la revista: Enfermedades Transmisibles Año: 2003 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil Institución/País de afiliación: Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição/BR