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Review
. 2017 Nov-Dec;43(6):472-486.
doi: 10.1590/S1806-37562016000000388.

Tuberculosis treatment

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Marcelo Fouad Rabahi  1   2 , José Laerte Rodrigues da Silva Júnior  2 , Anna Carolina Galvão Ferreira  1   3 , Daniela Graner Schuwartz Tannus-Silva  1 , Marcus Barreto Conde  4   5
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Review

Tuberculosis treatment

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Marcelo Fouad Rabahi et al. J Bras Pneumol. 2017 Nov-Dec.

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  • Erratum.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] J Bras Pneumol. 2018 Jul-Sep;44(4):340. doi: 10.1590/S1806-37562016000000388errata. J Bras Pneumol. 2018. PMID: 30328933 Free PMC article.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Tuberculosis treatment remains a challenge due to the need to consider, when approaching it, the context of individual and collective health. In addition, social and economic issues have been shown to be variables that need to be considered when it comes to treatment effectiveness. We conducted a critical review of the national and international literature on the treatment of tuberculosis in recent years with the aims of presenting health care workers with recommendations based on the situation in Brazil and better informing decision-making regarding tuberculosis patients so as to minimize morbidity and interrupt disease transmission.

O tratamento da tuberculose permanece um desafio em função da necessidade de que, em sua abordagem, seja considerado o contexto da saúde do indivíduo e da saúde coletiva. Adicionalmente, as questões sociais e econômicas têm-se mostrado como variáveis a ser consideradas na efetividade do tratamento. Ao revisarmos de forma crítica a literatura científica nacional e internacional sobre o tratamento da tuberculose nos últimos anos, tivemos como objetivos apresentar aos profissionais da área de saúde as recomendações baseadas na realidade brasileira e fornecer os subsídios necessários para a melhor tomada de decisão frente ao paciente com tuberculose, de modo a minimizar a morbidade e interromper a transmissão da doença Em função disso, o TDO é recomendado.

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