Benatar S R
S Afr Med J. 1982 Sep 4;62(11):359-64.
Tuberculosis is a major health problem in South Africa. More than 40 000 new cases are notified annually and there is good evidence that this represents only a proportion of all patients with active disease. Despite the fact that approximately R35 million is spent on tuberculosis control in South Africa each year. In the 1970s our death rate from this disease probably approximated that which pertained in the UK in the 1940s just before antituberculosis drugs came into general use. Current concepts in tuberculosis and its control are reviewed and the suggestion made that a specialized task force be set up to improve control measures in South Africa.
结核病是南非的一个主要健康问题。每年有超过4万例新病例被通报，而且有充分证据表明，这仅占所有活动性疾病患者的一部分。尽管南非每年在结核病控制方面花费约3500万兰特。在20世纪70年代，我们这种疾病的死亡率可能与20世纪40年代英国在抗结核药物普遍使用之前的死亡率相近。本文回顾了结核病及其控制的当前概念，并建议成立一个专门的特别工作组来改善南非的控制措施。
