Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum from Suruí Indian subjects, Brazilian Amazon

AUTOR(ES)

Basta, Paulo Cesar, Oelemann, Maraníbia AC, Oelemann, Walter MR, Fonseca, Leila de Souza, Coimbra Jr, Carlos EA

FONTE

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006-09

RESUMO

This investigation aimed at the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in the sputum of Suruí Indian subjects from Amazonia, Brazil. Polymerase chain reaction analyses were positive for12 samples, five of which were also culture-positive (N = 147). Four MTB genotypes were identified, one of which showed resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid. The study also highlighted one village complex as of particular importance, considering the relatively high number of tuberculosis cases reported and of MTB isolates obtained.

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