Tag: Tuberculosis
USPSTF Recommends Latent Tuberculosis Infection Screening
Screening for LTBI in persons at increased risk of infection provides moderate net benefit
Slight Decline in U.S. Prevalence of Latent TB From 2000 to 2011
Higher risk groups include foreign born, close contact with TB case, certain racial/ethnic groups
CDC: Tuberculosis Decline in the United States Has Hit a Plateau
Agency reaffirms its commitment to eliminating the lung infection
USPSTF Urges Screening for Adults at High Risk of Latent TB
Grade B recommendation issued in draft recommendation statement on latent TB infection
Large Number of Mutations Needed to ID TB Drug Resistance
Predicted resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid ID'd based on 238 mutations across 18 genetic loci
Unexpected Decline in TB Among Foreign-Born in the U.S.
Decline in tuberculosis cases in both recent and non-recent entrants to the United States
TB Therapy-Linked Medication Errors Occur Frequently
More than half of study patients had at least one medication error linked to antituberculosis therapy
Foreign-Born Students in U.S. Have Higher Case Rate of TB
Students identified by screening more likely to be diagnosed within six months of arrival in U.S.
Intensified Tx Doesn’t Up Survival in Tuberculous Meningitis
No significant difference for survival, secondary outcomes for standard, intensified treatment
CDC: TB Potentially Passed From Zoo Elephants to People
Findings show potential source of infection with long-term, close contact with infected animals
