Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 2nd, 1998
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Infection Control (TB) - Cash and Other Drug Compliance Incentives Being Used Throughout U.S.
Diagnosis (TB) - PCR Not Ideal for Spotting Pleural Tuberculosis
Testing (TB) - Serum Rifampin Degeneration Necessitates Prompt Testing
Therapy (MAC) - Ethambutol Reduces Clarithromycin Resistance in MAC
Treatment Assessment (TB) - New Abscesses Don't Automatically Mean Treatment Failure
Epidemiology (TB) - Tuberculosis On The Rise in Cote d'Ivoire
Influenza - Flu-Like Sickness Grips New Mexico Cities
Nosocomial Infection - Health Officials Take Steps to Control Drug-Resistant Bacterium
Pertussis - New Test Gives Better Look At Pertussis
Pneumonia - Study Identifies Symptoms of Pneumonia in the Elderly
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Respiratory Epidemic Hits Navajo Reservation
Rhinosinusitus - Saline Nasal Spray Offers No Benefit in Relieving Symptoms
Drug Resistance (TB) - "Detection of Genotypic Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Rapid Tool for Susceptibility-Directed Treatments."
Diagnostics (TB) - "Polymorphic DNA Fingerprinting and Virulence Factor Glycolipid of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolated in Japan."
Opportunistic Infections (Diagnostics) - "Clinical Aspects of Fever of Undetermined Origin (FUO) in HIV Infected Patients."
Opportunistic Infections (TB) - "Diagnosis of AIDS Due to Intestinal Perforation Caused by Myobacterium tuberculosis in an HIV Infected Patient."
Therapy (Detrimental Effects) - "Mycobacterial Disease Following Protease Inhibitor Therapy."
Chemoprophylaxis (TB) - "Monitored Isoniazid Prophylaxis for Low-Risk Tuberculin Reactors Older Than 35 Years of Age: A Risk-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis."
Diagnostics (TB) - "Rapid Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex on Urine Samples by Gen-Probe Amplification Test."
Influenza - "Outbreaks of Influenza A and B in a Highly Immunized Nursing Home Population."
Lymph Node Tuberculosis - "The Management of Lymph Node Tuberculosis Notified in England and Wales in 1993."
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis - "Mycobacterium paratuberculosis: A Potential Food-Borne Pathogen?"
Pediatrics (TB) - "Tuberculosis in the Newborn: An Emerging Disease."
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - "The Management of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Notified in England and Wales in 1993."
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