Tuberculosis Research
Doctor knowledge about latent TB infection is low in areas with low TB incidence
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, September 3rd, 2006
"To understand physicians' knowledge and attitudes toward the treatment of young children with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in a low-incidence region, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 525 pediatricians and 525 family practitioners in North Carolina," researchers in the United States report.
"Of 1,050 surveys mailed, 149 (14%) were returned," said Jason E. Stout at Duke University and collaborators. "In the previous year, 96% of responding physicians had treated children who had emigrated from a tuberculosis (TB) endemic country. During...
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