"We didn't even have time to worry about our mental health." Long-term impact of the pandemic on nursing professionals' experiences.

Explore the experiences of nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact these experiences continue to have on their personal and professional lives. This qualitative study utilized interpretative phenomenological analysis with nine nursing professionals from southern Brazil. Two main themes and five subthemes were developed.

Detection of Mtb and NTM: preclinical validation of a new asymmetric PCR-binary deoxyribozyme sensor assay.

Tuberculosis (TB) and infectious diseases caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are global concerns. The development of a rapid and accurate diagnostic method, capable of detecting and identifying different mycobacteria species, is crucial. We propose a molecular approach, the BiDz-TB/NTM, based on the use of binary deoxyribozyme (BiDz) sensors for the detection of (Mtb) and NTM of clinical interest.

2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride as colorimetric indicator for drug susceptibility testing against nontuberculous mycobacteria.

This study aimed to propose and evaluate a drug susceptibility testing (DST) using the 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) as a colorimetric indicator against Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABC), M. avium complex (MAC), and M. kansasii strains, main nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) of clinical relevance.

Spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Southern Brazilian persons deprived of liberty: a molecular epidemiology study.

To evaluate the genetic diversity and clustering rates of M. tuberculosis strains to better understand transmission among persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in Rio Grande do Sul (RS), southern Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study, including strains of M.

Epidemiology and control strategies for tuberculosis in countries with the largest prison populations.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease, and its control is considered a challenge, especially among vulnerable populations such as prisoners. The occurrence of TB in prisons is an alarming public health problem in many countries. This integrative review aims to describe the epidemiology of TB and control strategies for this disease in countries with the largest prison populations.