EVALUATION OF TUBERCULOSIS RECURRENCE CASES IN NORTH JUZEIRO CITY

• DOI: 10.14295/aimj.v5i9.135
• Publication Date: 2020-08-12T15:06:40Z
• Authors: Ana Carla Lacerda...; José Leonardo Gom...; Valéria Ferreira ...; Francisco Antônio...; Edna Mori; Willma José de Sa...; Maria Angélica Fa...; Juliana Ribeiro F...
• Keywords: Recidivism

Abstract: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease and according to the World Health Organization, number of deaths due may be related renunciation treatment, as it favors maintenance transmission chain increases bacterial resistance first drugs choice. This study aimed evaluate recurrence tuberculosis in city Juazeiro do Norte-CE period from 2015 2018 regarding sociodemographic profile patients, comorbidities, contacts, sputum smear, culture. a cross-sectional retrospective, descriptive study. Twenty-two cases recidivism, with higher prevalence males, were observed brown individuals low educational level. The most prevalent form was pulmonary. still challenge for public health, recidivist deserve evaluated more criteria taking into account socioeconomic demographic aspects. Keywords: Recidivism. Resistance. Tuberculosis.