Prevalence of Tuberculosis/HIV co-infection in the state of Ceará: a literature review

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João Vitor Caetano Goes
Bruno Jaegger Laranjeira

Abstract

Based on literature review, the present study aimed to evaluate data on cases of co-infections between tuberculosis and HIV in the period from 2015 to 2018 in the state of Ceará. Between 2015-1018, there were a total of 16,776 new TB cases in the state of Ceará (Figure 1). When we analyzed the first two years (2015 and 2016), there was a minimal difference, at 1%, this figure increased in the following year (2017), from 24.02% to 25.75%, leveraging in 2018, representing a total of 26.28% of the total cases of the last 4 years, that is, there was no change above 2% over the years. However, the number of cases increases gradually. Recognizing the epidemiological status of different regions and locations allows the state to recognize and interpret more efficiently the ways of combating the diseases that so devastate humanity and take the sleep of so many scientists and government leaders. Furthermore, the correct assessment of these data allows us to understand the growth of the disease in the region, and thus help in the process of controlling and informing the population.

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Goes , J. V. C. ., & Laranjeira , B. J. . (2021). Prevalence of Tuberculosis/HIV co-infection in the state of Ceará: a literature review. Brazilian Journal of Case Reports, 1(2), 78–82. https://doi.org/10.52600/2763-583X.bjcr.2021.1.2.78-82
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Author Biographies

João Vitor Caetano Goes , Programa de Pós-Graduação em Patologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Universidade Maurício de Nassau, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.

Post-Graduation Program in Pathology, Federal University of Ceará, Ceará, CE, Brazil.

Bruno Jaegger Laranjeira , Universidade Maurício de Nassau

Universidade Maurício de Nassau, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

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