Short-Course Chemotherapy for Tuberculosis
Authors: HOWARD A. BUECHNER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1981)

Letters and Corrections1 February 1981Short-Course Chemotherapy for TuberculosisHOWARD A. BUECHNER, M.D.HOWARD A. BUECHNER, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-94-2-277 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Dr. Stead and his coinvestigators in Arkansas have published six communications (1-6) on what Stead calls a "new" form of treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis that he regards as "a quiet revolution" (6). His method represents a modification of the short-course chemotherapy regimen devised by the British Thoracic Association in about 1972 and recommended by that group as the "treatment of choice" for pulmonary tuberculosis in 1976 (7). In 1980 the American Thoracic Society (8) and the Center for Disease Control of the U.S. Public Health Service (9) also endorsed this regimen. Considering the worldwide importance of this...References1. DUTTJONESSTEAD ALW. Short-course chemotherapy for tuberculosis with largely twice-weekly isonizaid-rifampin. Chest. 1979;75:441-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. DUTTSTEAD AW. Short-course treatment regimens for patients with tuberculosis. Arch Intern Med. 1980;140:827-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. STEADDUTT WA, eds. Tuberculosis. Clinics in Chest Medicine, Vol. 1. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co.; 1980. Google Scholar4. THORNADAMSBRAUNWALDISSELBACKERPETERSDORF GREKR. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co.; 1976. Google Scholar5. STEADGOOD WW. Contribution of a third drug to various two-drug regimens in the treatment of tuberculosis: analysis of 3104 cases in Arkansas. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1980;121(Part 2):463. Abstract. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. STEAD W. An advance in treatment of tuberculosis. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93:364-5. Editorial. LinkGoogle Scholar7. Short-course chemotherapy in pulmonary tuberculosis: a controlled trial by the British Thoracic and Tuberculosis Association. Lancet. 1976;2:1102-4. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. Guidelines for short-course tuberculosis chemotherapy: joint statement of the American Thoracic Society and the Center for Disease Control. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1980; 121:611-4. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. . Guidelines for short-course tuberculosis chemotherapy. Morbid Mortal Weekly Rep. 1980;29:97. Google Scholar10. FOXMITCHISON WD. Short-course chemotherapy for pulmonary tuberculosis. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1975;111:325-53. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. FOX W. The modern management and therapy of pulmonary tuberculosis. Proc R Soc Med. 1977;70:4-15. MedlineGoogle Scholar12. Tuberculosis Cases and Case Rates, States, 1979 and 1978. Vol. 30. Atlanta; Tuberculosis Control Division, Center for Disease Control; 1 Aug. 1980. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByA Review of the Antituberculosis Campaign in MexicoTreatment of tuberculosis.Sudden death recorded during Holter monitoring.WHEN IS PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS CURED?Brain Damage after Open-heart SurgeryWHEN IS PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS CURED?Isoniazid-Rifampin Regimens for TuberculosisLAURENCE S. FARER, M.D., M.P.H., MARY W. LONG, DIXIE E. SNIDER JR., M.D. 1 February 1981Volume 94, Issue 2Page: 277-279KeywordsChemotherapyMedical services Issue Published: 1 February 1981 PDF DownloadLoading ...