III Brazilian Thoracic Association Guidelines on tuberculosis.
New scientific articles about tuberculosis (TB) are published daily worldwide. However, it is difficult for health care workers, overloaded with work, to stay abreast of the latest research findings and to discern which information can and should be used in their daily practice on assisting TB patients. The purpose of the III Brazilian Thoracic Association (BTA) Guidelines on TB is to critically review the most recent national and international scientific information on TB, presenting an updated text with the most current and useful tools against TB to health care workers in our country. The III BTA Guidelines on TB have been developed by the BTA Committee on TB and the TB Work Group, based on the text of the II BTA Guidelines on TB (2004). We reviewed the following databases: LILACS (SciELO) and PubMed (Medline). The level of evidence of the cited articles was determined, and 24 recommendations on TB have been evaluated, discussed by all of the members of the BTA Committee on TB and of the TB Work Group, and highlighted. The first version of the present Guidelines was posted on the BTA website and was available for public consultation for three weeks. Comments and critiques were evaluated. The level of scientific evidence of each reference was evaluated before its acceptance for use in the final text.
Conde
Marcus Barreto
MB
Melo
Fernando Augusto Fiuza de
FA
Marques
Ana Maria Campos
AM
Cardoso
Ninarosa Calzavara
NC
Pinheiro
Valeria Goes Ferreira
VG
Dalcin
Paulo de Tarso Roth
Pde T
Machado Junior
Almério
A
Lemos
Antonio Carlos Moreira
AC
Netto
Antônio Ruffino
AR
Durovni
Betina
B
Sant'Anna
Clemax Couto
CC
Lima
Dinalva
D
Capone
Domenico
D
Barreira
Draurio
D
Matos
Eliana Dias
ED
Mello
Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz
FC
David
Fernando Cezar
FC
Marsico
Giovanni
G
Afiune
Jorge Barros
JB
Silva
José Roberto Lapa e
JR
Jamal
Leda Fátima
LF
Telles
Maria Alice da Silva
MA
Hirata
Mário Hiroyuki
MH
Dalcolmo
Margareth Pretti
MP
Rabahi
Marcelo Fouad
MF
Cailleaux-Cesar
Michelle
M
Palaci
Moises
M
Morrone
Nelson
N
Guerra
Renata Leborato
RL
Dietze
Reynaldo
R
Miranda
Silvana Spíndola de
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Cavalcante
Solange Cesar
SC
Nogueira
Susie Andries
SA
Nonato
Tatiana Senna Galvão
TS
Martire
Terezinha
T
Galesi
Vera Maria Nader
VM
Dettoni
Valdério do Valle
Vdo V
D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy