Second Brazilian Consensus on Tuberculosis: Brazilian Guidelines on Tuberculosis (2004)1010 Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia. II Consenso Brasileiro de Tuberculose: Diretrizes Brasileiras para Tuberculose 2004. J Bras Pneumol. 2004;30:S57-S86. http://www.scielo.br/pdf/jbpneu/v30s1/a01bv30s1.pdf
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Brazilian Thoracic Association JBP |
Regulates the measures proposed by the First Brazilian Consensus on TB: DOT as a recommended strategy to improve treatment adherence, reduce treatment abandonment rates, increase cure rates, and intervene in disease transmission and in the risk of developing drug resistance. The components of the DOTS strategy are perceived by the Brazilian National Ministry of Health as viable for implementation in the different regions of Brazil, as long as local characteristics are taken into account. |
Guide for Epidemiological Surveillance of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (2007)1111 Brasil. Campus Virtual de Saúde Pública [homepage in the Internet]. Rio de Janeiro: Fiocruz; c2007 [cited 2018 Aug 25 2018]. Tuberculose Multirresistente: Guia de Vigilância Epidemiológica. Available from: http://brasil.campusvirtualsp.org/node/181587. http://brasil.campusvirtualsp.org/node/1...
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Brazilian National Ministry of Health. Professor Hélio Fraga Referral Center |
Provides specific information about MDR-TB, such as concepts, diagnosis management, treatment, and case follow-up, as well as prevention and required human resources. Of note are the specificities of the professional categories and the management of the databases, which are reported in an organized and clear manner in the document. |
Technical Note on Changes in the Treatment of Tuberculosis in Brazil for Adults and Adolescents (2009)1212 Brasil. Ministério da Saúde [homepage in the Internet]. Brasília: Ministério da Saúde; c2009 [cited 2018 Sep 12 2018]. Nota técnica sobre as mudanças no tratamento da tuberculose no Brasil para adultos e adolescentes. Available from: http://www1.saude.rs.gov.br/dados/1293729099101Nota%20T%E9cnica%20-%202%AA%20vers%E3o%20%28corrigida%20em%2022-10%29.pdf
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Brazilian National Ministry of Health. Brazilian National Tuberculosis Control Program |
Disseminates changes in the TB treatment system. The change in the treatment regimens creates a “basic regimen” for drug-susceptible cases and alters the definition of MDR-TB in Brazil from then on, in line with the WHO recommendations. |
Third Brazilian Thoracic Association Guidelines on Tuberculosis (2009)1313 Conde MB, Melo FA, Marques AM, Cardoso NC, Pinheiro VG, Dalcin Pde T, et al. III Brazilian Thoracic Association Guidelines on tuberculosis. J Bras Pneumol. 2009;35(10):1018-48. http://www.scielo.br/pdf/jbpneu/v35n10/v35n10a11.pdf
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Brazilian Thoracic Association JBP |
Clearly show the need for health care administrators, health care workers, members of society, and organized segments of society to work together. Address MDR-TB, describing a standard treatment regimen, new drugs, surgical indications, and case reporting. |
Brazilian National Guidelines for the Control of Tuberculosis (2011)1414 Brasil. Ministério da Saúde [homepage in the Internet]. Brasília: Ministério da Saúde; c2011 [cited 2018 Oct 17]. Manual de recomendações para o controle da tuberculose no Brasil. Série A Normas e Manuais Técnicos. Available from: http://bvsms.saude.gov.br/bvs/publicacoes/manual_recomendacoes_controle_tuberculose_brasil.pdf
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Brazilian National Ministry of Health. Brazilian National Tuberculosis Control Program |
Address MDR-TB in one of their chapters, offering recommendations regarding practices for case management and reporting and the duties of various levels of MDR-TB care. |
Technical Memo no. 9 (2014)1515 Brasil. Ministério da Saúde. Departamento de Vigilância em Saúde. Departamento de Vigilância das Doenças Transmissíveis. Coordenação-Geral do Programa Nacional de Controle da Tuberculose. Nota Informativa no. 9 de 2014. Recomendações sobre o diagnóstico da tuberculose por meio do teste rápido molecular para tuberculose. Brasília: Ministério da Saúde; 2014 http://www.riocomsaude.rj.gov.br/Publico/MostrarArquivo.aspx?C=tOjQoGNWGNw%3D
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Brazilian National Ministry of Health. Brazilian National Tuberculosis Control Program |
Reports the news of RMTs for TB and the identification of resistance to rifampin, as well as addresses the status of the implementation of the RMT network in Brazil. |
Technical Memo no. 8 (2016)1616 Brasil. Ministério da Saúde. Departamento de Vigilância em Saúde. Departamento de Vigilância das Doenças Transmissíveis. Coordenação-Geral do Programa Nacional de Controle da Tuberculose. Nota Informativa no. 8 de 2016. Novas recomendações para o tratamento da tuberculose multidrogarresistente e com resistência à rifampicina diagnosticada por meio do Teste Rápido Molecular para Tuberculose no Brasil. Brasília: Ministério da Saúde; 2016 http://portalarquivos.saude.gov.br/images/pdf/2016/janeiro/19/rtr-tb-15jan16-isbn-web.pdf
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Brazilian National Ministry of Health. Brazilian National Tuberculosis Control Program |
Disseminates new recommendations for the treatment of MDR-TB and RR-TB. Recommends that RR-TB be treated as MDR-TB until AST results become available. Reports changes in the drugs used and in the duration of injectable drug therapy. |
Brazilian National Guidelines for the Control of Tuberculosis (2018)1717 Brasil. Ministério da Saúde. Manual de Recomendações para o Controle da tuberculose no Brasil. Brasília: Ministério da Saúde; 2018 http://portalarquivos2.saude.gov.br/images/pdf/2019/marco/28/manual-recomendacoes.pdf
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Brazilian National Ministry of Health. Brazilian National Tuberculosis Control Program |
Address MDR-TB in one of their chapters, offering recommendations regarding practices for case management and reporting and regarding the duties of the various levels of MDR-TB care. In other chapters, these guidelines address contexts within which multidrug-resistance is embedded, such as within the Health Care Networks. |