Characterization of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Brazil, 2014.

Marina Gasino Jacobs Vitor Laerte Pinto Junior

Published in: Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil (2020)

the majority of DR-TB notifications were related to men, young people, Afro-Brazilian and people with low levels of education; there was a high percentage of primary resistance, as well as multidrug-resistance and comorbidities, with emphasis on substance use.

Keyphrases

drug resistant
mycobacterium tuberculosis
multidrug resistant
acinetobacter baumannii
healthcare
pulmonary tuberculosis
hiv aids
editorial comment
emergency department
pseudomonas aeruginosa