Mycobacteria: epidemiology and diagnosis
It is estimated that one third of the world population is infected with Mycobacteriumtuberculosis, resulting in 2 million deaths annually. More than 8 million new casesof tuberculosis (TB) are registered per year worldwide, and Brazil ranks 19th amongthe top 23 countries with the highest rates of TB...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) |
| Repositorio: | Revista de patologia tropical (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/15972 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/15972 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Tuberculosis Nontuberculous mycobacteria Tuberculose Micobactérias não tuberculosas. |
| Sumario: | It is estimated that one third of the world population is infected with Mycobacteriumtuberculosis, resulting in 2 million deaths annually. More than 8 million new casesof tuberculosis (TB) are registered per year worldwide, and Brazil ranks 19th amongthe top 23 countries with the highest rates of TB. The determining factors for thecontrol of this disease include early detection, appropriate therapy and measuresfor avoiding transmission. The conventional diagnoses (smear and microorganismculture) have time limitations for implementation and operation, since the result maytake up to 60 days to be released. Therefore, early detection is critical for blockingthe chain of TB transmission. Mycobacterial diseases caused by nontuberculousmycobacteria are also having a major impact due to increased outbreaks of surgicalinfections. Thereby, the rapid and specific identification of microorganisms isimportant for the diagnosis, which will determine the type of treatment (treatmentaccording to species). Knowledge of etiologic agents of mycobacterial diseases,as well as sensitive and specific diagnosis allows proper treatment by blocking thechain of TB transmission and controlling nontuberculous mycobacteria outbreaks. |
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