Revista de Saúde Pública (Sep 2007)

Recente contribuição da Organização Mundial de Saúde para o controle da tuberculose na infância Recent contribution of the World Health Organization to control childhood tuberculosis

  • Clemax Couto Sant'Anna,
  • Miguel Aiub Hijjar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102007000800016
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 41
pp. 117 – 120

Abstract

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O artigo comenta a pioneira e recente publicação da Organização Mundial da Saúde denominada Guidance for National Tuberculosis Programmes on the Management of Childhood Tuberculosis in Children, buscando divulgar aspectos que tem interesse na prática dos profissionais de saúde. Estabelece-se paralelo entre a América Latina e o continente africano no que diz respeito à co-infecção TB-HIV e a tuberculose infantil.The article comments the pioneer and recent publication of the World Health Organization called "Guidance for National Tuberculosis Programmes on the Management of Childhood Tuberculosis in Children", aiming at spreading interesting aspects on the practice of health professionals. A parallel between Latin America and the African continent is established, concerning the co-infection TB-HIV and childhood tuberculosis.

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