Molecular characterization of carbapenemases in Peru during 2019.

Resistance to carbapenems is a public health problem. This study presents the identification of carbapenemase enzymes in Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp.

[Epidemiological profile of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Peru, 2013-2015Perfil epidemiológico da tuberculose extremamente resistente no Peru, 2013-2015].

Objective: Describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics and resistance profile of cases of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) diagnosed in Peru from 2013 to 2015.

Methods: This descriptive study included patients who met the definition of XDR-TB and were reported to the national epidemiological surveillance system of Peru's Ministry of Health. It used a descriptive analysis and, to identify spatial distribution, a heat map based on kernel density estimation.

[Tuberculosis in health workers in Peru, 2013-2015].

Objectives.: To describe the characteristics of tuberculosis epidemiology in Peruvian health workers.

Materials And Methods.