coinfection vih and tbc

Introduction : The aim of tuberculosis treatment is to ensure a recovery without relapse and forestall the emergence of drug resistance, however, today, the tuberculosis prevention and control program is defied by TB/VIH coinfection and multidrug resistance.Purpose of research : To identify the risk factors of the tuberculosis recurrence at Kisangani is the aim of this paper.Results : The risk factors identified are : age of 65+ years (OR = 25.70 [2.9569 ; 223.4762], p = 0...

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB)/HIV coinfection has a high mortality rate. AIM: To describe socio-epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis (TB)-HIV coinfection, and aspects associated with its prevalence, from 2005 to 2018. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Analysis of the registry of the tuberculosis control and elimination program of three public health services of metropolitan Santiago. The variables considered were: TB/HIV coinfection, age, sex, location of tuberculosis, bacteriological confirmation, incarceration, commune of residence, country of origin and effectiveness of the tuberculosis therapy...

INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis is a widespread and increasingly important infectious disease. A third of the world-wide population is infected. Every year nine million cases occur in the world, one million of them appearing in children under 15 years old. In Colombia alone, 719 cases were reported for the year 2008. OBJECTIVE: The incidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant forms was characterized in children under 15 years old in Colombia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility test data from 2001 to mid year 2009 were analyzed at the Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia...