Resumen

DUARTE, R et al. Tuberculosis treatment and management of some problems related to the medication. Rev Port Pneumol [online]. 2010, vol.16, n.4, pp.559-572. ISSN 0873-2159.

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.

Palabras clave : Tuberculosis; treatment; side effects.

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