RESUMO
Este trabajo describe las acciones de los servicios de salud pública de la ciudad de Barcelona para evitar la transmisión de la tuberculosis por pacientes bacilíferos incumplidores utilizando las posibilidades de la Ley 3/1986. Se basan en la resolución de la autoridad sanitaria de la necesidad de su localización y hospitalización terapéutica obligatoria para administrar el tratamiento, movilizando la colaboración policial, comunicándolo a la persona afectada y pidiendo al Juzgado de lo Contencioso Administrativo su ratificación. Se describen el proceso y las características de los casos. Desde julio de 2006 hasta junio de 2015, a lo largo de 9 años, se ha activado sólo en 12 ocasiones. Se valora que se ha usado con prudencia y proporcionalidad, y que ha permitido tratar a pacientes que comportaban riesgo en su entorno, reduciendo así la transmisión de la infección (AU)
This article describes the actions of public health services of the city of Barcelona to prevent tuberculosis transmission by noncompliant smear-positive patients by using the possibilities of Spanish Law 3/1986. The actions were based on a resolution of the health authorities on the need to locate such patients and to detain them in hospitals to provide treatment. This involved police cooperation, informing noncompliant patients, and requesting ratification from the Administrative Court. The article describes the process and the characteristics of the cases involved. Over nine years, from July 2006 to June 2015, the law was used in only twelve cases. The authors conclude that the criteria of prudence and proportionality were used in the application of the law, which resulted in the treatment of patients who posed a risk to their environment, reducing the transmission of infection (AU)
Assuntos
Humanos , Tuberculose/epidemiologia , Hospitalização/legislação & jurisprudência , Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa/prevenção & controle , Vigilância em Saúde PúblicaRESUMO
This article describes the actions of public health services of the city of Barcelona to prevent tuberculosis transmission by noncompliant smear-positive patients by using the possibilities of Spanish Law 3/1986. The actions were based on a resolution of the health authorities on the need to locate such patients and to detain them in hospitals to provide treatment. This involved police cooperation, informing noncompliant patients, and requesting ratification from the Administrative Court. The article describes the process and the characteristics of the cases involved. Over nine years, from July 2006 to June 2015, the law was used in only twelve cases. The authors conclude that the criteria of prudence and proportionality were used in the application of the law, which resulted in the treatment of patients who posed a risk to their environment, reducing the transmission of infection.
