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Despite the belief of many health professionals, tuberculosis is not a
disease of the past but is on the increase (Department of Health (DH),
2004) and the UK has seen a year on year increase in the number of
new cases (Health Protection Agency, 2008). The DH have made a
number of recommendations to combat this increase and one of those
recommendations is to raise awareness among health staff (2004). This
review has set out to examine district nurses’ knowledge about tuberculosis
and the consequences of poor knowledge. Five themes emerged from the
literature search with the most prominent being the subject of adherence
and how this could be addressed. The review has identified that district
nurses should have a greater knowledge of tuberculosis and patient
treatment could be improved by the nurse having a better understanding
about tuberculosis care
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