Abstract

FERRER LIRANZA, Admed  and  FERRER LIRANZA, Nancy. La tuberculosis, otra vez un problema de salud. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 1999, vol.15, n.3, pp. 318-327. ISSN 1561-3038.

A bibliographic review is made on the topic of tuberculosis aimed at calling the attention on its importance at present and at updating some modern conceptions. Since 1986, the number of cases with tuberculosis has increased all over the world, mainly in the developing countries. The respiratory infection is still the principal form, but the presence of HIV/AIDS infection has a special susceptibility to tuberculosis, since the 14 lymphocytes are affected. The extrapulmonary forms appear frequently in these cases. More effective, faster and easier diagnostic techniques are necessary. It is a recommended a complete treatment with 3 or more drugs used simultaneously. It is essential the governmental financial support fo this purpose. Prevention is vital in any program of control and it should be directed not only to the susceptible individual, but also to the health personnel working with these patients.

Keywords : TUBERCULOSIS [epidemiology]; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ACQUIRED IMMNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME [complications]; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS [epidemiology]; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY [epidemiology].

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