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Ann Ist Super Sanita ; 52(4): 603-607, 2016.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27999235

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is a serious threat in industrialized countries, but information from Southern Italy is lacking. Here, we present the results of a retrospective study of TB cases diagnosed in 2008-2013 in Naples, the largest city in Southern Italy. METHODS: Six hundred ninety Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains were isolated at the Ospedali dei Colli of Naples, and resistance to first-line and second-line drugs was determined. RESULTS: Multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB increased from 2008 to 2013, with 77.4% of strains isolated from migrants from 41 countries. Overall, 4.5% of strains were MDR: Italian-born persons, 2.2%; Romania, 7.5%; Former Soviet Union countries (Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, Georgia), 22.4%; all other foreign countries, 2.0%. Resistance of MDR strains to second-line drugs was high against kanamycin, ofloxacin, capreomycin. CONCLUSIONS: MDR-TB in Naples increased in 2008-13 and was observed predominantly in migrants, indicating the need to intensify diagnosis and treatment of these populations in this town.


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Tuberculose Resistente a Múltiplos Medicamentos/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Antituberculosos/farmacologia , Antituberculosos/uso terapêutico , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/efeitos dos fármacos , Nepal/epidemiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Migrantes , Tuberculose Resistente a Múltiplos Medicamentos/microbiologia , Adulto Jovem
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Int J Infect Dis ; 29: 42-7, 2014 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25449234

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BACKGROUND: In Italy, the current clinical-epidemiological features of intestinal parasitosis and the impact of recent massive migration flows from endemic areas on their distribution are not very well known. METHODS: An analysis was carried out involving 1766 patients (720 natives and 1046 immigrants) observed during the period 2009-2010 (the 'current group') and 771 native patients observed during the period 1996-1997 (the 'historical group'), a time at which immigration in the area was minimal. Patients were analyzed for intestinal parasitosis at four healthcare centres in Campania. RESULTS: A wide variety of intestinal parasites was detected in the study subjects. Immigrants had a significantly higher prevalence of parasitosis and multiple simultaneous infections than natives in both groups. In both study groups of natives, the detection of at least one parasite was significantly associated with a history of travel to endemic areas. Among immigrants, we found an inverse correlation between the frequency of parasite detection and the amount of time spent in Italy. No circulation of parasites was found among contacts of parasitized patients. CONCLUSIONS: Intestinal parasites are still a cause of intestinal infection in Campania. Although immigrants have a significantly higher prevalence of parasitosis than natives, this does not increase the risk of infection for that population. This is likely due to the lack of suitable biological conditions in our area.


Assuntos
Emigração e Imigração , Doenças Endêmicas , Enteropatias Parasitárias/epidemiologia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Enteropatias Parasitárias/parasitologia , Itália/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prevalência , Viagem
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Clin Respir J ; 5(4): 203-10, 2011 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21801322

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung infections are relatively common in immunocompromised patients but are now increasingly being diagnosed in immunocompetent individuals. These organisms are not always pathogenic bacteria when isolated from human samples. The identification of which isolates are contaminants or colonizers is based on internationally accepted criteria. The clinical significance of the isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) from respiratory specimens in Italy is unknown. OBJECTIVE: study was performed to evaluate the local epidemiology of NTM pulmonary infection in Naples in patients with positive respiratory specimens, and also to describe the clinical and radiological features of NTM pulmonary disease in immunocompetent patients with or without pre-existing lung disease. METHODS: Between December 2006 and September 2009, the clinical records and radiological examinations of 39 patients with 55 positive cultures for NTM species by sputum or bronchial wash or lavage were reviewed. RESULTS: According to microbiological, clinical and radiological criteria, our study identified 16 patients with NTM lung infection as a 'disease' group and 23 patients in a 'contamination' group but without disease. M. intracellulare (n = 7, 41.2%), followed by M. kansasii (n = 5, 29.4%) were the most common NTM found in the 'disease' group. We detected a high number of M. gordonae isolates in respiratory samples obtained by fibrobronchoscopy. CONCLUSIONS: We evaluated the clinical significance of isolations in our reference centre in Naples. Forty-one of all patients have 'disease', M. intracellulare and M. kansasii are mainly responsible. NTM species were analyzed in relation to their frequency. Assumptions were made about low pathogenic NTM isolations.


Assuntos
Imunocompetência , Infecções por Mycobacterium não Tuberculosas/epidemiologia , Tuberculose Pulmonar/epidemiologia , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Itália/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infecções por Mycobacterium não Tuberculosas/imunologia , Infecções por Mycobacterium não Tuberculosas/microbiologia , Tuberculose Pulmonar/imunologia , Tuberculose Pulmonar/microbiologia
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