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Recent transmission of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a prison population in southern Brazil

Overview of attention for article published in Jornal de Pneumologia, January 2016
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Title
Recent transmission of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a prison population in southern Brazil
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Jornal de Pneumologia, January 2016
DOI 10.1590/s1806-37562016000000023
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Ana Julia Reis, Simone Maria Martini de David, Luciana de Souza Nunes, Andreia Rosane de Moura Valim, Lia Gonçalves Possuelo

Abstract

We conducted a cross-sectional, retrospective study, characterized by classical and molecular epidemiology, involving M. tuberculosis isolates from a regional prison in southern Brazil. Between January of 2011 and August of 2014, 379 prisoners underwent sputum smear microscopy and culture; 53 (13.9%) were diagnosed with active tuberculosis. Of those, 8 (22.9%) presented with isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis. Strain genotyping was carried out by 15-locus mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable-number tandem-repeat analysis; 68.6% of the patients were distributed into five clusters, and 87.5% of the resistant cases were in the same cluster. The frequency of drug-resistant tuberculosis cases and the rate of recent transmission were high. Our data suggest the need to implement an effective tuberculosis control program within the prison system. RESUMO Estudo transversal, retrospectivo, com isolados de M. tuberculosis de pacientes de um presídio regional no sul do Brasil, caracterizado através de epidemiologia clássica e molecular. Entre janeiro de 2011 e agosto de 2014, 379 detentos foram submetidos a baciloscopia e cultura, sendo 53 (13,9%) diagnosticados com tuberculose ativa. Desses, 8 (22,9%) apresentavam tuberculose resistente a isoniazida. A genotipagem das cepas foi realizada por 15-locus mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units-variable number of tandem repeat analysis; 68,6% dos pacientes estavam distribuídos em cinco clusters, e 87,5% dos casos resistentes estavam em um mesmo cluster. Verificou-se uma frequência elevada de casos de resistência e alta taxa de transmissão recente. Estes dados sugerem a necessidade da implantação de um programa efetivo de controle da tuberculose no sistema prisional.

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Unknown 50 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 11 22%
Student > Master 5 10%
Researcher 5 10%
Other 4 8%
Professor > Associate Professor 4 8%
Other 5 10%
Unknown 16 32%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 11 22%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 10%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 4%
Social Sciences 2 4%
Other 5 10%
Unknown 22 44%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 December 2016.
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#6,994,237
of 25,461,852 outputs
Outputs from Jornal de Pneumologia
#109
of 719 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#101,508
of 400,263 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Jornal de Pneumologia
#8
of 57 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,461,852 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 72nd percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 719 research outputs from this source. They receive a mean Attention Score of 3.7. This one has done well, scoring higher than 84% of its peers.
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