Tuberculosis in hospital environment: clinical profile in a tertiary hospital from Ceará and level of knowledge of health personnel about control measures - doi:10.5020/18061230.2010.p260

• Autor(a) principal: Pires Neto, Roberto da Justa
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Costa, Carolina Oliveira, Bastos Filho, João Bosco Breckenfeld, Lins, Juliana de Melo Matos, Feitosa, Roney Gonçalves Fechine, Leitão, Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva, Façanha, Mônica Cardoso, Pinheiro, Valéria Goes Ferreira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/2025
• topic: Tuberculose; Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa; Exposição a Agentes Biológicos; Pessoal de saúde

(TB) and to assess the knowledge of health personnel on fundamental concepts about TB and control measures for pulmonary tuberculosis in a hospital environment. Methods: The study was conducted in a tertiary hospital in Fortaleza-CE and involved patients admitted with TB and health professionals responsible for assistance. A first phase was characterized by a retrospective study of medical records of patients admitted with suspected TB. In a second stage, a cross-sectional study with application of a structured questionnaire assessed the knowledge of health personnel on TB control measures in a hospital environment. Results: Sixty-seven patients admitted with suspected TB had their medical records assessed. Among the confirmed cases, the most frequent clinical form was pulmonary (81.3%). Out of 55 patients admitted with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis, only 29 (52.7%) were admitted in a respiratory isolation bed. Twenty-six patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis on admission stayed a total of 148 days out of a respiratory isolation bed (average 4.1 days / patient). The knowledge of 159 health professionals about TB was assessed. Regarding the transmission of TB, 107 (67.2%) were unaware of airborne transmission and 109 (68.5%) ignored the clinical forms that require respiratory isolation. Conclusions: Pulmonary tuberculosis is the most frequent clinical form among inpatients in a tertiary hospital in Fortaleza- CE. Considerable fraction of health personnel doesn’t know key concepts related to tuberculosis and essential for the proper and safe care.