October 2008. Volume 4. Number 3

Las intervenciones terapéuticas y preventivas son poco eficaces para el control de la tuberculosis infantil en Estados Unidos

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Lobato MN, Sun SJ, Patrick K. Moonan PK, Weis SE, Saiman L, et al. Underuse of effective measures to prevent and manage pediatric tuberculosis in the United States. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162:426-31
Reviewers: Buñuel Álvarez JC1, De la Rosa Morales V2.
1Àrea Bàsica de Salut Girona-4. Institut Català de la Salut. Girona. España.
2 Policlí­nica de Especialidades Médicas, Tlaxcala (México). España.
Correspondence: José Cristóbal Buñuel Álvarez. Email: jcbunuel@gmail.com
Reception date: 15/07/2008
Acceptance date: 30/07/2008
Publication date: 01/09/2008

Abstract

Authors’s conclusions: the interventions for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and control of tuberculosis in children are not very effective. This ineffectiveness is higher in the immigrant population.

Reviewer’s commentary: this is a well-designed cross-sectional study, which analyzes the problem in the U.S. There are no studies that evaluate the effectiveness of interventions tested in other countries. Paediatricians must make efforts to diagnose the disease, study the contacts of the index case, establish the treatment and follow the compliance. The creation of state records to monitor disease control must be a priority objective of the health departments of all countries in the world.

How to cite this article

Buñuel Álvarez JC, De la Rosa Morales V. Las intervenciones terapéuticas y preventivas son poco eficaces para el control de la tuberculosis infantil en Estados Unidos. Evid Pediatr. 2008;4:53.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Lobato MN, Sun SJ, Patrick K. Moonan PK, Weis SE, Saiman L, et al. Underuse of effective measures to prevent and manage pediatric tuberculosis in the United States. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162:426-31
Reviewers: Buñuel Álvarez JC1, De la Rosa Morales V2.
1Àrea Bàsica de Salut Girona-4. Institut Català de la Salut. Girona. España.
2 Policlí­nica de Especialidades Médicas, Tlaxcala (México). España.
Correspondence: José Cristóbal Buñuel Álvarez. Email: jcbunuel@gmail.com
Reception date: 15/07/2008
Acceptance date: 30/07/2008
Publication date: 01/09/2008

How to cite this article

Buñuel Álvarez JC, De la Rosa Morales V. Las intervenciones terapéuticas y preventivas son poco eficaces para el control de la tuberculosis infantil en Estados Unidos. Evid Pediatr. 2008;4:53.

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