Tuberculosis Therapy
Investigators at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Orthopaedics have published new data on tuberculosis therapy
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, October 2nd, 2007
New research, "Tuberculosis of the sternum: a clinical study," is the subject of a report. "A series of 14 patients suffering from tuberculosis of the sternum with a mean follow-up of 2.8 years (2 to 3.6) is presented. All were treated with antitubercular therapy: ten with primary therapy, two needed second-line therapy, and two required surgery (debridement)," scientists in New Delhi, India report.
"All showed complete healing and no evidence of recurrence at the last follow-up. MRI was useful in making the diagnosis at an early stage because atypical presentations resulting from HIV have become more common," wrote S.A. Khan and colleagues, All India Institute of...
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