A5001105747- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Public Health and Environmental Issues
- Medical research and treatments
- Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods
Hospital Barros Luco-Trudeau
2020-2021
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most prevalent respiratory diseases in world. In 2020 there were at least 9.9 million new infections, with 1.5 deaths. Approximately 10% people infected Mycobacterium tuberculosis develop disease during first 2 to 5 years after infection. South America, diagnosis Latent Infections (LTBI) continues be performed through Mantoux tuberculin skin test (TST). Objective: The objective our study was compare sensitivity a immunofluorescence IGRA against...
The Chilean Program for the Control and Elimination of Tuberculosis (PROCET) has reduced mortality from this disease by 78% between 2004 2013. However, after decades successful results, starting in 2000 there was a slowdown reduction incidence since 2014, an increase it.To describe socio-epidemiological evolution tuberculosis (TB) cases treated at health clinics Metropolitan Region (MR) Chile 2005 to 2018, stratifying country origin.Cross-sectional study with ecological components, including...
Cutaneous tuberculosis represents 1-1.5% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, including a variety clinical conditions. Scrofuloderma and lupus vulgaris are the most common forms. We report 49-year-old woman who sought medical attention through tele-dermatology concerning cervical nodule associated with suppuration cutaneous involvement. The diagnoses scrofuloderma pulmonary were confirmed, during her evolution she presented coinfection SARS-CoV-2. possible associations between COVID-19 reviewed.
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most prevalent respiratory diseases in world. In 2020 there were at least 9.9 million new infections, with 1.5 deaths. Approximately 10% people infected Mycobacterium tuberculosis (LTBI) develop disease during first 2 to 5 years after infection. Currently South America, diagnosis LTBI continues be per-formed through Mantoux tuberculin skin test (TST). Objective: The objective our study was compare sensitivity a immunofluorescence IGRA against...
Aim: To describe socio-epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis (TB)-HIV coinfection, and aspects associated with its prevalence, from 2005 to 2018.
Objetivos: Describir las características socio-epidemiológicas de los casos Tuberculosis (TBC) Pediátrica, y aspectos asociados a su incidencia, del 2005 al 2018, en Servicios Salud Metropolitano Norte, Central Sur Chile.Pacientes Método: Estudio descriptivo con componente ecológico tipo serie temporal. Se estudió la incidencia TBC anuales globales según edad, sexo, localización TBC, confirmación bacteriológica, co-infección virus inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH), país procedencia efectividad...