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| Matos,Eliana Dias; Santana,Maria Angélica; Santana,Mariana Costa de; Mamede,Patrícia; Bezerra,Bianca de Lira; Panão,Eliana Daltro; Schitini Filho,Clovis S.; Lemos,Antônio Carlos M.. |
| OBJETIVO: Examine the prevalence and clinical/epidemiological aspects of patients with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolated from sputum provided by an outpatient clinic specializing in the treatment of multiresistant tuberculosis (MRTB) in Bahia, Brazil. METHODS: All patients followed at the MRTB outpatient clinic of the Octávio Mangabeira Specialized Hospital (HEOM) were evaluated retrospectively from July 1998 to July 2003. All patients underwent direct examinations and cultures to identify the mycobacteria species found during initial and subsequent evaluations. The following variables were recorded: age, gender, clinical symptoms and signs, pre-existing lung disease, prior TB treatment, HIV serology, and NTM species. Categorical and quantitative... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Lung disease; Brazil; Bahia. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000400005 |
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