The article addresses the most basic nuances and key issues involved in high mortality of doctors, nurses, technicians nursing assistants, as a result COVID-19 Brazil. This is study based on data from Federal Councils Medicine Nursing (CFM Cofen, respectively) death inventory Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), aims to understand analyze this reality light sociology professions. work makes relevant unprecedented contribution understanding past, present future working class segments that at...

INTRODUÇÃO:Em 1998, o Rio de Janeiro era estado maior incidência e mortalidade por tuberculose do Brasil. O Sistema Informação Agravos Notificação em Tuberculose (SINAN-TB-RJ) não confiável. OBJETIVO: Utilizar estudo dos óbitos como instrumento avaliação programa controle tuberculose. MÉTODO: Foram realizados estudos descritivos SINAN-TB-RJ Mortalidade (SIM-TB-RJ) os dois bancos dados foram cruzados utilizando-se Reclink. Foi também realizado um baseado prontuários cinco hospitais onde...

O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar diferenças entre os gêneros nos pacientes com tuberculose em uma cidade alta incidência da doença. Este um transversal base questionário envolvendo 560 (373 homens e 187 mulheres). Características sociodemográficas clínicas, assim como critérios diagnósticos desfecho do tratamento, foram coletados dos questionários fichas médicas posteriormente comparados gêneros. A mediana tempo surgimento de sintomas até o diagnóstico 90 dias. Não encontradas relativas...

The present article addresses the work conditions in health context of COVID-19 pandemic Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study that used data from surveys "Working healthcare professionals Covid-19 Brazil" and "Invisible workers: mental Brazil", seeking to better understand working biosafety these two distinct socially unequal professional contingents. Data analysis proves were extremely affected due inadequate infrastructures, strenuous work, biosecurity at risk, exhaustion, fear...

The incidence of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is increasing among adolescents. In order to better understand high-risk sexual behavior students, a cross-sectional study based on self-answered anonymous questionnaire was conducted in 10 public private high schools Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Data were obtained sociodemographics, knowledge STD/AIDS, behavior. Among 945 students aged 13-21, 59% initiated, the median age at first intercourse 15 years (range: 7-19). Although...

Tuberculosis contacts are candidates for active and latent tuberculosis infection screening eventual treatment. However, many losses occur in the different steps of contacts' cascade care. Reasons this poorly understood.To describe where contact to explore knowledge attitudes regarding transmission/prevention perceptions about services order understand reasons from service users' perspective.We collected routine data index case registry books patients' records build care 12 health facilities...

To describe knowledge, practices, and associated factors of medical students to prevent transmission tuberculosis (TB) in five schools.Cross-sectional survey undergraduate preclinical early late clinical years. Information was obtained on sociodemographic profile, previous lectures TB, knowledge about TB transmission, exposure patients with active pulmonary use respiratory protective masks.Among 1 094 respondents, 575 (52.6%) correctly answered that coughing, speaking, sneezing can transmit...

A prospective study was conducted to evaluate tuberculosis treatment outcomes according socio-economic status (SES) using different classification criteria. Patients aged ≥18 years under for ≤8 weeks were interviewed. Outcomes classified as successful (cure/completed) or unsuccessful (default/failure/death). The overall default ratio 20.9% and the outcome rate 24.1%. Unsuccessful associated with SES any criteria used, except definition of poverty line. Poverty seems be hampering achievement...

Abstract The article addresses the most basic nuances and key issues involved in high mortality of doctors, nurses, technicians nursing assistants, as a result COVID-19 Brazil. This is study based on data from Federal Councils Medicine Nursing (CFM Cofen, respectively) death inventory Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), aims to understand analyze this reality light sociology professions. work makes relevant unprecedented contribution understanding past, present future working class segments...

This is an original article that addresses the healthcare workforce (HW) in Brazil, as well comorbidities and mental health changes during COVID-19 pandemic. study was conducted by Oswaldo Cruz Foundation collected data through online questionnaires from a total of 36,612 participants, professionals (HP, with higher education level), invisible workers (IHW, technical mid-level education). The overall prevalence Brazil 26.1% 23.9%; highest arterial hypertension (27.4% 31.9%), followed obesity...

Os primeiros casos de COVID-19 apareceram em Wuhan novembro 2019. Após vários estudos, foi possível relacionar que o quadro pode ser agravado pacientes apresentam comorbidades tal qual a hipertensão. Alterações na disposição dos genes, levam doenças por polimorfismos, podem alterar atuação do vírus dentro corpo humano. Por meio uma revisão narrativa da literatura desenvolvida neste trabalho, conseguiu-se observar hipertensão, tinham mais chance desenvolver grave COVID-19, inclusive evoluindo...

A epidemiologia do cancro pulmão mudou em vários países nos últimos anos. No século XIX o era raro, mas a sua incidência aumentou drasticamente durante XX e é previsível que continue aumentar no início XXI. Actualmente, as taxas de mortalidade são maiores desenvolvidos, especialmente EUA Europa, tendo-se verificado aumento na mulher. Estas diferenças geográficas entre os sexos estão largamente relacionadas com hábitos tabágicos. As mulheres começam fumar mais precocemente têm dificuldade...

Abstract The present article addresses the work conditions in health context of COVID-19 pandemic Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study that used data from surveys “Working healthcare professionals Covid-19 Brazil” and “Invisible workers: mental Brazil”, seeking to better understand working biosafety these two distinct socially unequal professional contingents. Data analysis proves were extremely affected due inadequate infrastructures, strenuous work, biosecurity at risk, exhaustion, fear...

Abstract This is an original article that addresses the healthcare workforce (HW) in Brazil, as well comorbidities and mental health changes during COVID-19 pandemic. study was conducted by Oswaldo Cruz Foundation collected data through online questionnaires from a total of 36,612 participants, professionals (HP, with higher education level), invisible workers (IHW, technical mid-level education). The overall prevalence Brazil 26.1% 23.9%; highest arterial hypertension (27.4% 31.9%),...

INTRODUÇÃO: A solução de tuberculina é armazenada em frascos diferentes tamanhos. Sua adsorção ao frasco pode influenciar o resultado da prova tuberculínica. OBJETIVO: Avaliar efeito do tamanho armazenamento nos resultados obtidos na MÉTODO: Sessenta e três pacientes internados com diagnóstico tuberculose ativa foram submetidos a duas provas tuberculínicas simultâneas, ambos os antebraços. técnica usada foi Mantoux consistiu aplicação 0,1 ml 5 ou 1,5 ml, no antebraço direito esquerdo, forma...

Objetivo: Avaliar o valor da punção-biópsia pleural no diagnóstico das doenças inflamatórias pleura. Métodos: Foi feito um estudo retrospectivo de 82 toracocenteses realizadas durante período 42 meses em uma enfermaria clínica médica Rio Janeiro. Os aspectos bioquímicos, citológicos e bacteriológicos do líquido exame histopatológico fragmento foram correlacionados com final. A sensibilidade, especificidade os valores preditivos concentração protéica percentagem linfócitos calculados...