Tuberculosis treatment and management of some problems related to the medication

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

Duarte R (Author) FMUP; Carvalho, A (Author) Other; Ferreira, D (Author) Other; Saleiro, S (Author) Other; Lima, R (Author) Other; Mota, M (Author) Other; Raymundo, E (Author) Other; Villar, M (Author) Other; Correia, A (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia

Vol. 16 No. 2

Pages: 559-572

ISSN: 0873-2159

Publisher: Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-5H1

Abstract (EN): Tuberculosis is a well-known illness for which there is treatment of recognized effectiveness. In Portugal, tuberculosis incidence has been diminishing although keeping values higher than the rest of the Western Europe. A new challenge is associated with resistance to drugs, admittedly related to treatment noncompliance or incorrect treatment choice. The purpose of this review to focus our attention on the importante of the first approach to the tuberculosis case.

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 14