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Diagnosis of tuberculosis: a consensus statement from the Brazilian Thoracic As...
Silva,Denise Rossato; Rabahi,Marcelo Fouad; Sant’Anna,Clemax Couto; Silva-Junior,José Laerte Rodrigues da; Capone,Domenico; Bombarda,SidneyABSTRACT Early, accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis is one of the major pillars of the control of the disease. The purpose of this consensus statement is to provide health professionals with the most current, useful evidence for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Brazil. To that end, the Tuberculosis Committee of the Brazilian Thoracic Association brought together 14 members of the Association with recognized expe...
Management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: main recommendations of the Bra...
Ballestero,Jaqueline Garcia de Almeida; Garcia,Juliana Masini; Bollela,Valdes Roberto; Ruffino-Netto,Antonio; Dalcolmo,Margareth Maria PrettiABSTRACT Over the years, various recommendations have been made in pursuit of controlling resistance to antituberculosis drugs, especially multidrug resistance, in Brazil. Given the importance of standardizing those recommendations, the aim of this study was to describe the main recommendations of the Brazilian guidelines, primarily those related to the treatment and follow-up of cases of tuberculosis. From Aug...
Tuberculose pleural
Seiscento,Márcia; Conde,Marcus Barreto; Dalcolmo,Margareth Maria PrettiO derrame pleural tuberculoso pode ser devido a uma manifestação da forma primária da doença ou da reativação de uma infecção latente pelo M. tuberculosis. Os avanços nos métodos laboratoriais contribuíram sobremaneira para um melhor diagnóstico e para a compreensão da fisiopatologia desta doença. No entanto, embora o derrame pleural predominante linfocítico seja indicativo de tuberculose em nosso meio, uma rot...