Incidencia de tuberculosis pulmonar multidrogorresistente en pacientes con VIH Positivo de 20 a 64 años del área de neumología del Hospital General Guasmo Sur (HGGS) en el año 2019 a 2020.

Abstract

Introduction: Tuberculosis is a communicable disease that constitutes an important cause of morbidity, and one of the ten leading causes of mortality in the world and the main cause of mortality caused by a single infectious agent (above HIV/AIDS). Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the etiological agent that spreads through bacteria that are expelled into the environment by infected people. Objectives: To identify the incidence of multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in reactive HIV patients aged 20 to 64 years in the pulmonology area of the Hospital General Guasmo Sur (HGGS) in the year 2019 to 2020. The specific objectives of the study are to estimate the frequency of MDR-TB Regarding sex in the established probation, recognize the prevalence according to the age range and describe the annual mortality rate associated with MDR-TB in 2019 and 2020 in the chosen population. Methods: Incidence, observational, retrospective, cross-sectional and descriptive study. Results: It is expected that this research meets each of the previously proposed objectives, for the benefit of all patients in the Pulmonology area who present this disease.