[Antituberculosis activity today].

Abstract

The actual epidemiological aspects of tuberculosis suggest some changes in interventions once considered as essential. Then, at level of prevention, today antitubercular action must purpose to efface every extensive programme and the BCG-vaccination obliged; to definitively stop the isoniazid prophylaxis; to give up the usual sanitary practices against tubercular contagion. At diagnostic and therapeutic level, the old antitubercular structures are still indispensable to correctly tackle a problem that, though reshuffled, yet it still subsists. At last, we think that the socio-economic measures, taken when tuberculosis caused heavy consequences in patients activity, need a radical review. Antitubercular action, if we take away the out of time and out of need parts, can still contribute to qualify the interventions in defending or restoring health.