Ruffino-Netto Antonio
Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2002 Jan-Feb;35(1):51-8. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822002000100010.
Epidemiological data on tuberculosis and the fight against the disease in Brazil and in the world are reviewed herein. Historical aspects of the different approaches to the control of the disease in Brazil are highlighted and the ongoing Brazilian Program for the Control of Tuberculosis is examined. To conclude, the author takes a look at unresolved problems and considers new alternatives for the control of tuberculosis.
本文回顾了巴西及全球的结核病流行病学数据以及抗击该疾病的情况。着重介绍了巴西控制该疾病的不同方法的历史方面,并审视了当前的巴西结核病控制计划。最后,作者审视了尚未解决的问题,并思考了控制结核病的新方法。