Update on the Treatment of Tuberculosis and Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Interview with Henry M. Blumberg, MD, author of Update on the Treatment of Tuberculosis and Latent Tuberculosis Infection, published in the June 8 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Summary Points: 1. Tuberculosis is a public health problem. The responsibility for prescribing an appropriate regimen and assuring that treatment is completed is assigned to the public health program or the treating physician, not the patient. 2. Directly observed therapy is recommended for all patients being treated for active TB, this will necessitate the need for greater collaboration between the treating physici...
Source: JAMA Author in the Room - June 15, 2005 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
JAMA: 2005-06-08, Vol. 293, No. 22, Author in the Room Audio Interview
Interview with Henry M. Blumberg, MD, author of Update on the Treatment of Tuberculosis and Latent Tuberculosis Infection, published in the June 8 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Summary Points: 1. Tuberculosis is a public health problem. The responsibility for prescribing an appropriate regimen and assuring that treatment is completed is assigned to the public health program or the treating physician, not the patient. 2. Directly observed therapy is recommended for all patients being treated for active TB, this will necessitate the need for greater collaboration between the treating physici...
Source: JAMA Author in the Room - June 15, 2005 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
