Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and active tuberculosis in a prison in the south of Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Pereira, Catiane Correa
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Borges, Tássia Silvana, Daronco, Alexandre, Valim, Andreia Rosane de Moura, Carneiro, Marcelo, Becker, Daniela, Possuelo, Lia Gonçalves
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção
• Texto Completo: https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/epidemiologia/article/view/4059

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and active tuberculosis in an inmate population in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Methods: We carried out an epidemiological survey to identify patients with respiratory symptoms, using a standard questionnaire recommended by WHO. After the identification of respiratory symptoms, was perform the interview and the biological samples were obtained to do HIV sorology, baciloscopy, culture and drug susceptibility test to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Results: A total of 70 individuals (20.6%) were considered symptomatic respiratory. Among the symptomatic respiratory, the prevalence of tuberculosis and HIV in the population studied was of 1.9% and 4.48%, respectively. Conclusion: Preventive measures should be adopted as a way to contain the spread of tuberculosis in prison and prevent contagion in the prison community as well as family. The cooperation between the prison system and local health departments is needed to improve the diagnostic and monitoring patients.