Vol. 39 No. 3 (2022): JUNIO
Review Article

Tuberculosis: the counterpoint of progress

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  • Alejandro Aguayo-Reyes,
  • Sergio Mella Montecinos,
  • Martha Quezada Siles,
  • Gisela Riedel Molina,
  • Miguel Aguayo Castillo
Alejandro Aguayo-Reyes
Universidad de Concepción
Sergio Mella Montecinos
Universidad de Concepción
Martha Quezada Siles
Universidad de Concepción
Gisela Riedel Molina
Universidad de Concepción
Miguel Aguayo Castillo
Universidad de Concepción

Published 2022-08-02

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Aguayo-Reyes A, Mella Montecinos S, Quezada Siles M, Riedel Molina G, Aguayo Castillo M. Tuberculosis: the counterpoint of progress. Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2022 Aug. 2 [cited 2025 Dec. 31];39(3). Available from: https://www.revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/1454

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Abstract

Along history, infectious diseases have had a direct influence in the development of humanity, with tuberculosis showing a leading role. Despite this disease being the main cause of mortality among infectious diseases, it remains neglected and constitutes a serious public health problem, especially among the poorest countries in the world. Tuberculosis greatest importance goes beyond Medicine, and a holistic view of the disease allows us to comprehend the economic and social development of a nation. Despite a historically successful control program in Chile, current figures are not auspicious and force upon us the need to address this problem with a multidisciplinary approach. The medical physician is required to put again into practice the fundamental principle of Medicine, Semiology to contribute to the control of tuberculosis
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