tailieunhanh - Managing Drug Interactions in the Treatment of HIV-Related Tuberculosis

There is a pervasive perception among providers that treating patients with TB on an outpatient basis will lead to increased TB transmission. With the advent of modern antituberculosis chemotherapy, admission to the hospital has been shown not to be necessary for effective treatment of TB. Studies have shown that, not only does outpatient treatment of TB achieve cure rates comparable to inpatient care, outpatient therapy is not associated with an increase in TB transmission in the community. The risk of transmitting TB to others is related to prolonged exposure to a case with undiagnosed, untreated, infectious TB. By the time. | Managing Drug Interactions in the Treatment of HIV-Related Tuberculosis ov HEAITír Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Managing Drug Interactions in the Treatment of HIV-Related Tuberculosis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases National Center for HIV AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention Division of Tuberculosis Elimination December 2007 This document is accessible online at http tb TB_HIV_Drugs Suggested citation CDC. Managing Drug Interactions in the Treatment of HIV-Related Tuberculosis online . 2007. Available from URL http tb TB_HIV_Drugs .