Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: a case report and literature review
Braz. j. infect. dis
;
12(5): 447-452, Oct. 2008. ilus, tab
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em Inglês
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| ID: lil-505362
ABSTRACT
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is an emerging health problem that threatens tuberculosis (TB) control worldwide, since suitable treatment for this disease has not yet been found. We report a case of secondary pulmonary XDR-TB in a 54-year-old, HIV-negative male from Goiânia, Brazil. The patient had long-standing pulmonary tuberculosis (nine years) with extensive bilateral lung damage and had been treated with multiple antituberculosis drugs (self-administered) before XDR-TB diagnosis. The strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was resistant to R- rifampicin, H-isoniazid, E-ethambutol, Eto-ethionamide, Ofx-ofloxacin, and Am-amikacin. This patient died with multiple organ failure due to sepsis secondary to bacterial pneumonia.
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Assunto principal:
Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Tuberculose Extensivamente Resistente a Medicamentos
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Antituberculosos
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
Doenças Transmissíveis
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Associação de Combate ao Câncer/BR
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