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05/10/2023
PrEP has become more mainstream in the media, and the USPSTF recently recommended PrEP for all at-risk populations. Richard Chaisson, MD, shines light on these at-risk populations.
05/10/2023
12/16/2022
In December 2018, a 27-year-old man who had recently emigrated to the United States from India had struck his right elbow into a door. Over the following weeks, he had experienced progressive pain and...
12/16/2022
05/08/2022
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide. BCG is the most widely used vaccine in the world. It prevents the most severe forms of TB meningitis and miliary TB disease. It is...
05/08/2022
Interactive Features
06/30/2020
A CHEST guideline offers guidance on the management steps you should take for a patient with cough who is suspected of having tuberculosis. Are you familiar with the steps?
06/30/2020
06/11/2020
What method is recommended for routine treatment of patients with all forms of tuberculosis, according to recent guidelines? Test your knowledge in our latest quiz.
06/11/2020
02/14/2020
The ATS/CDC/ERS/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis outlines new recommendations for the intensive and continuation phases of treatment. Are you familiar with...
02/14/2020
02/14/2020
The ATS/CDC/ERS/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis outlines new recommendations for the intensive and continuation phases of treatment. Are you familiar with...
02/14/2020
02/03/2020
Test your knowledge of drug-resistant tuberculosis with our latest pop quiz. During the intensive phase of treatment, how many medications are recommended? Submit your answer here.
02/03/2020
Clinical Insights
05/10/2023
PrEP has become more mainstream in the media, and the USPSTF recently recommended PrEP for all at-risk populations. Richard Chaisson, MD, shines light on these at-risk populations.
05/10/2023
03/10/2022
Jeffrey R. Starke, MD, from Baylor College of Medicine, answers our questions about the management of pediatric TB, the new advancements in this area of medicine, and other takeaways that pulmonologists...
03/10/2022
04/09/2019
In this commentary, Eusondia Arnett, PhD, explains her research on apoptosis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. It is her hope to discover how to limit and better treat tuberculosis.
04/09/2019
03/20/2019
Dr Varun Dwivedi, from Texas Biomedical Research Institute, discusses his research on the role of IL-10 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, the potential for a new MTB vaccine, and how this vaccine...
03/20/2019
