Contact Tracing
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1. Prevalence and evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in tuberculosis case contacts
INTRODUCTION : The tuberculin test is a diagnostic method for detecting latent tuberculosis (TB) infection, especially among disease contact cases. The objective of this study was to analyze the prevalence and evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among TB contact cases. METHODS : A retrospective cohort study was performed in a reference center
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. Publicado em: 2015-06
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2. Tuberculosis contact tracing among children and adolescent referred to children's hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Objective: To describe the investigation of latent tuberculosis infection and indication for isoniazid preventive therapy in children and adolescents evaluated at the children's hospital.Methods: This retrospective study examines all latent tuberculosis infection subjects with indication for isoniazid preventive therapy attended during 2002-2009 at the pulmo
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2015-06
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3. Tuberculosis in HIV-infected infants, children, and adolescents in Latin America
Objective:To evaluate the occurrence, clinical presentations and diagnostic methods for tuberculosis in a cohort of HIV-infected infants, children and adolescents from Latin America.Methods:A retrospective analysis of children with tuberculosis and HIV was performed within a prospective observational cohort study conducted at multiple clinical sites in Latin
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2015-02
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4. Avaliação de pacientes com hanseníase na faixa virchowiana diagnosticados entre 1990 e 2000 e tratados com poliquimioterapia 24 doses e seus comunicantes na fase pós-eliminação em municípios de Santa Catarina / Assessment of lepromatous leprosy patients diagnosed among 1990 and 2000 and treated with multidrugtherapy 24 doses and their household contacts in the post-elimination phase in Santa Catarina municipalities
INTRODUÇÃO: A poliquimioterapia (PQT-OMS) para tratamento da hanseníase resultou em drástica redução da sua prevalência, mas em limitado impacto na detecção de casos novos (CN), que se manteve estável em Santa Catarina, estado na fase de pós-eliminação. Casos com altos índices baciloscópicos apresentam risco de recidiva tardia e podem consisti
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 12/08/2011
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5. Infecção latente por Mycobacterium tuberculosis entre contatos de pacientes com tuberculose pulmonar cavitária e não cavitária.
Um dos principais desafios para o controle da tuberculose (TB) é ainda o pouco conhecimento disponível sobre os mecanismos intrínsecos de sua transmissão e os graus de risco associados a eles. Este estudo, uma coorte retrospectiva, teve por objetivo avaliar o risco de infecção por Mycobacterium tuberculosis, medido pela prova tuberculínica, em contato
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 29/05/2009
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6. A construção de uma nova instituição parlamentar no Cone Sul : O parlamento do Mercosul
The objective of this work is to achieve a case study of the process of creation of the Mercosur Parliament. To reach this proposes the dissertation use the method of processtracing described by George and Bennett (2005). The chapters are organized to show the stages of the process of construction of the regional parliament. The first chapter presents the in
Publicado em: 2009
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7. Avaliação da dureza Knoop da resina acrilica polimerizada por luz visivel, quando em contato com metal, e de sua rugosidade de superficie
The aim of this work was to evaluate and compare roughness and Knoop microhardness values of a visible light-cured resin to heat-cured resins, when in contact with metal. Therefore, twelve samples of 30 mm in diameter and 4 mm in thickness were made, containing a cobalt-chromium metal bar exposed in one of the surfaces, to each group of the according to the
Publicado em: 2004
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8. Epidemiologia molecular da tuberculose entre pacientes infectados pelo virus da imunodeficiencia humana atendidos em um hospital universitario brasileiro
Objectives: The study was performed in order to evaluate the partems of TB transmission among HIV-infected patients artending to a reference Brazilian hospital and to evaluate the risk factors associated to TB recent transmission among persons HIV-infected. Methods: Retrospective, molecular (IS61l0-RFLP technique) and descriptive study involving HIV-infected
Publicado em: 2002
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9. Relation between incidence of gonorrhoea in Sheffield and efficiency of contact tracing: a paradox?
An attempt has been made to correlate the yearly incidence of gonorrhoea in Sheffield (1979-85) with two variables to show contact tracing efficiency: infectious patient days (days from the start of contact tracing to the attendance of contacts) and the percentage of source contacts brought to investigation within 30 days. No such correlation has been found.
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10. A record system for contact tracing.
A system for recording information on patients and contacts was developed during a research project designed to measure the effectiveness of contact tracing. The record system has proved valuable in contact tracing, cross-referencing patients and their contacts, defining the characteristics of the patient and contact populations, and providing information fo
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11. Measuring the outcome of contact tracing. 1. A description of the patient and contact populations studied.
A standard system for health workers to record and handle information on patients and contacts was introduced to five clinics. Information on all the patients interviewed during the first quarter of 1975 was collected and analysed. An analysis of the characteristics of these patients showed variation between the clinics. However, regardless of what was being
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12. Contact tracing in the control of STD in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Contact tracing carried out at this clinic was analysed as part of measures for control of sexually transmitted disease (STD). Results showed that 50% of 156 contacts could not be traced at all for various reasons, and that 47% of the contacts were brought in through persuasion by index patients who had been counselled at the clinic. Only four contacts were