Exposed individuals should be screened with the skin test and, if the test is positive, placed on a preventive therapy regimen to keep an infection from progressing into an active disease. The current preventive regimen is 6 to 12 months of daily isoniazid. The management of these organisms depends on drug susceptibility, early detection, and aggressive, multiple-drug therapy. Along with receiving a treatment or preventive regimen, exposed players should be informed about tuberculosis prevention and transmission and counseled regarding the seriousness of the untreated disease. They should also be advised to cover their mouths when coughing and to stop drinking alcohol during therapy to decrease the chances of liver toxicity.
Tuberculosis is on the rise among the general public.
Physicians need to be alert to its varied presentations so that early diagnosis, screening, and preventive and multiple-drug therapies can help stem the spread of this disease. Current concepts in the management and prevention of tuberculosis in adults. The changing face of tuberculosis. Outpatient management of tuberculosis. New technology in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.