Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 18th, 1996
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Mortality (TB) - Many TB Deaths in Early '90s Were Preventable
Animal Models - Rat is Suitable for Isoniazid/ddI Testing
Case Reports - M. fortuitum Causes Infertility in Indian Woman
Diagnosis (TB) - ADA Best Marker for Tuberculous Pleurisy
Epidemiology - Results of Global Burden of Disease Study
HIV Vaccines - Free Online Algorithm Predicts T-Cell Epitopes
Immunology (TB) - Gamma/Delta T Cell Numbers May Monitor Therapy
Screening (TB) - Routine X-Rays Evaluated in High-Risk Pregnant Women
Unusual Presentations (TB) - Fatality Rate from TB Empyema High
Unusual Presentations (TB) - Intestinal TB Seen in Underdeveloped Regions
Unusual Presentations (TB) - Rectal TB Important Cause of Rectal Strictures
Diagnostics (Mycobacteria) - "A Preliminary Method to Perform Susceptibility Testing using the BBL(r) MGIT(TM) Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube from BACTEC(r) MYCO/F-Sputa Culture Vials.
Drug Comparisons (Antimicrobial) - "CG5501 - In Vitro Study against Clinical Isolates Including Chlamydia spp. and Mycobacterium tuberculosis."
Drug Development - "Enhancement of In Vitro Antibiotic Susceptibility in Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Poloxamers CRL-1072 and CRL-1605."
Drug Evaluations (Antimicrobial) - "Characterization of the In Vitro Activity of the Nitroimidazopyran Compound PA-824 Against Mycobacterium spp. Using Reporter Strains."
Drug Resistance - "A Multi-Institutional Outbreak of Highly Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis - Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes."
Intracranial Tuberculosis - "Urinary Retention Revealing a Tuberculoma of the Conus Medullaris in a Patient with Intracranial Tuberculosis: Case Report."
Survival/Mortality - "The Relationship Between Delayed or Incomplete Treatment and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Tuberculosis."
TB/HIV Coinfection - "Laryngeal Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Patients: A Difficult Diagnosis."
TB/HIV Coinfection - "Tuberculosis and HIV Infection among Female Inmates in Sao Paulo, Brazil: A Prospective Cohort Study."
TB/HIV Coinfection (Pediatrics) - "Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Children with Tuberculosis in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Prevalence, Clinical Findings, and Response to Antituberculosis Treatment."
Tuberculous Fistulas - "Tuberculous Fistula of the Esophagus."
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