A Retrospective Evaluation of Completion Rates, Total Cost, and Adverse Effects for Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a Public Health Clinic in Central Massachusetts. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] Journal article | | Title | A Retrospective Evaluation of Completion Rates, Total Cost, and Adverse Effects for Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a Public Health Clinic in Central Massachusetts. | | Author(s) | Young H, Wessolossky M, Ellis J, Kaminski M, Daly JS | | Institution | Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, and 2Family Health Center, Worcester, Massachusetts. | | Source | Clin Infect Dis 2009 Jun 23. | | Abstract | Completion rates, total cost, and adverse effects were compared for patients in central Massachusetts treated for latent tuberculosis infection with 9 months of isoniazid or 4 months of rifampin. Although the adverse effects were similar between the 2 groups, 4 months of rifampin was associated with significantly better completion rates and less hepatotoxicity yet higher total cost. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19548835 |
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