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ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify, in the scientific literature, the care that should be provided to individuals with drug-resistant tuberculosis by nurses in primary health care. Methods: integrative review, using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses study selection flowchart. Data collection was conducted in November 2022, across ten databases. Results: six studies emphasized that nurses should perform directly observed treatment; two highlighted the importance of integrated care management between tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus; two demonstrated comprehensive nursing consultation using the nursing process; one emphasized person-centered care, with discharge planning and improved hospital communication with primary health care services. Final Considerations: the care that nurses should provide to individuals with drug-resistant tuberculosis in primary health care, for care resolution, is evidence-based.

Objetivo: identificar, na literatura científica, estratégias assistenciais para o controle da tuberculose drogarresistente. Método: revisão integrativa da literatura, com análise de pesquisas relevantes sobre a questão nortedora: Quais são as evidências científicas sobre as estratégias assistenciais para o controle da tuberculose drogarresistente? Busca realizada nas bases Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde, Medical Literature Analysis, Índice Bibliográfico Espanhol em Ciências da Saúde e Banco de Dados em Enfermagem, entre janeiro e março de 2020. Foram incluídos dez artigos para discussão dos resultados que responderam à questão da pesquisa, atendendo aos critérios de inclusão e exclusão. Resultados: nos estudos publicados nos últimos cinco anos, 80% abordaram estratégias assistenciais para o controle da tuberculose drogarresistente e 20% evidenciaram falhas na assistência aos portadores da doença. Conclusão: a revisão da literatura identificou várias estratégias assistenciais para o controle da tuberculose drogarresistente, com destaque para a descentralização do diagnóstico e tratamento compartilhado, possibilitando uma atenção ampliada e integral aos pacientes. ABSTRACT Objective: from the scientific literature, to identify care strategies for controlling drug-resistant tuberculosis. Method: this integrative literature review examined relevant research on the research question – What is the scientific evidence on care strategies for controlling drug-resistant tuberculosis? – by searching Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Information, Medical Literature Analysis, Índice Bibliográfico Español en Ciencias de la Salud and Banco de Dados em Enfermagem, between January and March 2020. Ten articles were included in order to discuss findings that answered the research question, after meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: of studies published in the past five years, 80% addressed care strategies for controlling drug-resistant tuberculosis and 20% revealed shortcomings in care for patients with the disease. Conclusion: the literature review identified several care strategies for controlling drug-resistant tuberculosis, particularly by decentralized diagnosis and shared treatment, allowing expanded, comprehensive patient care. RESUMEN Objetivo: identificar, en la literatura científica, estrategias de asistencia para el control de la tuberculosis farmacorresistente. Método: se trata de una revisión integradora de la literatura, con análisis de investigaciones relevantes sobre la cuestión rectora: ¿Cuáles son las evidencias científicas sobre las estrategias de asistencia para el control de la tuberculosis farmacorresistente? La búsqueda fue realizada en las bases Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe en Ciencias de la Salud, Medical Literature Analysis, Índice Bibliográfico Español en Ciencias de la Salud y Banco de Datos en Enfermería, de enero a marzo de 2020. Se incluyeron diez artículos para discutir los resultados que respondieron a la pregunta de la investigación, cumpliendo con los criterios de inclusión y exclusión. Resultados: en los estudios publicados en los últimos cinco años, el 80% abordó estrategias de atención para el control de la tuberculosis farmacorresistente y el 20% mostró fallas en la atención de los pacientes con la enfermedad. Conclusión: la revisión de la literatura identificó varias estrategias asistenciales para el control de la tuberculosis farmacorresistente, con énfasis en la descentralización del diagnóstico y tratamiento compartido, permitiendo una atención ampliada e integral a los pacientes.

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the infectious diseases that contributes most to the morbidity and mortality of millions of people worldwide. Brazil is one of 22 countries that accounts for 80% of the tuberculosis global burden. The highest incidence rates in Brazil occur in the States of Amazonas and Rio de Janeiro. The aim of this study was to describe the temporal distribution of TB in the State of Amazonas. Between 2001 and 2011, 28,198 cases of tuberculosis were reported in Amazonas, distributed among 62 municipalities, with the capital Manaus reporting the highest (68.7%) concentration of cases. Tuberculosis was more prevalent among males (59.3%) aged 15 to 34 years old (45.5%), whose race/color was predominantly pardo (64.7%) and who had pulmonary TB (84.3%). During this period, 81 cases of multidrug-resistant TB were registered, of which the highest concentration was reported from 2008 onward (p = 0.002). The municipalities with the largest numbers of indigenous individuals affected were São Gabriel da Cachoeira (93%), Itamarati (78.1%), and Santa Isabel do Rio Negro (70.1%). The future outlook for this region includes strengthening the TB control at the primary care level, by expanding diagnostic capabilities, access to treatment, research projects developed in collaboration with the Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado Tropical Medicine Foundation .;Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado (FMT-HVD).; and financing institutions, such as the project for the expansion of the Clinical Research Center and the creation of a hospital ward for individuals with transmissible respiratory diseases, including TB.

OBJECTIVE:This study evaluated the performance of the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) and Quantiferon-TB Gold in-Tube (QFT) and the possible association of factors which may modify their results in young children (0-6 years) with recent contact with an index tuberculosis case. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A cross-sectional study including 135 children was conducted in Manaus, Amazonas-Brazil. The TST and QFT were performed and the tests results were analyzed in relation to the personal characteristics of the children studied and their relationship with the index case. RESULTS:The rates of positivity were 34.8% (TST) and 26.7% (QFT), with 14.1% of indeterminations by the QFT. Concordance between tests was fair (Kappa = 0.35 P

SETTING: Treatment default is a serious problem in tuberculosis control because it implies persistence of infection source, increased mortality, increased relapse rates and facilitates the development of resistant strains. OBJECTIVE: This study analyzed tuberculosis treatment default determinants in the Amazonas State to contribute in planning appropriate control interventions. DESIGN: Observational study with a retrospective cohort using Brazilian Disease Notification System data from 2005 to 2010. A nested case control study design was used. Patients defaulting from treatment were considered as 'cases' and those completing treatment as 'controls'. In the analysis, 11,312 tuberculosis patients were included, 1,584 cases and 9,728 controls. RESULTS: Treatment default was observed to be associated to previous default (aOR 3.20; p