Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 23rd, 1995
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At-Risk Populations - Harlem DOT Model Effective for Those Difficult to Treat
Diagnostics - Gene-Probe M. TB Direct Test Useful in Complex Specimens
Disease Presentation - Endobronchial TB Incidence Greater Than Suspected
Epidemiology - Drug-Resistant TB More Common Than Believed in Spain
Prisons - Chest X-Rays Needed for Transferring Inmates
Prisons - Court in Uproar Over Tuberculosis Scare
Therapy (TB/HIV Coinfection) - Twice-Weekly Regimen OK in HIV+ TB Patients
Diagnostics - "Clinical Evaluation of the Roche Amplicor Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MTB) Test Utilizing Specimens Directly from Patients."
Diagnostics - "The Mycobacterial Luciferase Reporter Phage as a Tool for Rapid Screening of Novel Antimycobacterial Agents."
Disease Associations - "Mortality with Tuberculosis, Chronic Renal Failure, and AIDS, 1989-1992."
Drug Development - "Antitubercular Agents from Higher Plants: Synthesis and In Vitro Activity of Indolo[2,1-b] Quinazoline-6, 12-diones and Related Analogs. DOUBLEQUO
Drug Development - "Arabinosyl Transferase Assay as a Means of Screening for New Drugs Active Against Mycobacterial Cell Wall Synthesis."
Drug Development - "In Vitro Activity of Fleroxacin Against Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis."
Drug Development - "Liposome-Encapsulated Sparfloxacin, Paromomycin, Ciprofloxacin and Clarithromycin for the Therapy of Mycobacterium avium Complex and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in M
Occupational Risk - "Multicenter Surveillance of Tuberculosis (TB) Infection in Health-Care Workers (HCWs)."
Diagnostics (PCR) - "Routine Application of the Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Clinical Samples."
Disease Associations - "Steroids Do Not Enhance the Risk of Developing Tuberculosis or Other AIDS-Related Diseases in HIV-Infected Patients Treated for Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia."
Drug Resistance - "Chemoprophylaxis of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculous Infection in HIV-Uninfected Individuals Using Ciprofloxacin and Pyrazinamide: A Decision Analysis."
Drug Resistance - "Evolution of Rifampin Resistance in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Tuberculosis."
Prophylaxis - "Underutilization of Isoniazid Chemoprophylaxis in Tuberculosis Contacts 50 years of Age and Older: A Prospective Analysis."
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