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P Gustafson1, V F Gomes, C S Vieira
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Malmö University Hospital, S-205 02 Malmö, Sweden. Per.Gustafson@inf.mas.lu.se
JAMA
|August 14, 2001
Resumen
La interrupción del tratamiento de la tuberculosis durante el conflicto aumentó significativamente la mortalidad. Garantizar el acceso regular a los medicamentos para la tuberculosis, especialmente para las personas VIH positivas, es crucial para la supervivencia en situaciones de emergencia.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Global La salud global.
- Enfermedades infecciosas Enfermedades infecciosas.
- Epidemiología La epidemiología.
Sus antecedentes:
- La tuberculosis (TB) presenta un creciente desafío para la salud mundial a pesar de las terapias disponibles.
- Existe una investigación limitada sobre el acceso al tratamiento de la tuberculosis durante los conflictos armados.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el impacto del tratamiento irregular de la tuberculosis debido al conflicto armado en Guinea-Bissau, África Occidental.
Principales métodos:
- Un estudio de cohorte retrospectivo comparó 101 pacientes con tuberculosis con tratamiento irregular durante la guerra civil (cohorte de guerra) con 108 pacientes con tuberculosis con tratamiento regular 12 meses antes (cohorte de paz).
- Las tasas de mortalidad se analizaron en función de la regularidad del tratamiento, la fase de tratamiento (intensivo vs. continuación) y la finalización previa del tratamiento.
Principales resultados:
- El tratamiento irregular de la tuberculosis durante el conflicto se asoció con un aumento de la tasa de mortalidad de 3,12 veces (MR ajustado, 3,12; IC del 95%, 1,20-8,12).
- El riesgo de mortalidad fue mayor durante la fase de tratamiento intensivo (MR ajustado, 3,30; IC del 95%, 1,04-10,50).
- Los pacientes VIH-positivos experimentaron un aumento de la mortalidad significativamente mayor (MR ajustado, 8.19; IC del 95%, 1.62-41.25) con el tratamiento irregular.
Conclusiones:
- La interrupción del tratamiento tuvo un profundo impacto en la mortalidad de los pacientes con tuberculosis durante la guerra de Guinea-Bissau.
- El tratamiento consistente de la tuberculosis mejoró la supervivencia, particularmente para las personas infectadas por el VIH.
- El mantenimiento de la disponibilidad de medicamentos contra la tuberculosis es fundamental durante situaciones de emergencia.
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