Tuberculosis Prophylaxis with Isoniazid
Authors: JEFFREY GLASSROTH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1981)

Letters and Corrections1 October 1981Tuberculosis Prophylaxis with IsoniazidJEFFREY GLASSROTH, M.D.JEFFREY GLASSROTH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-95-4-517 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The recent article by Taylor and coauthors (1) shows that in decision analysis the decision depends on the data analyzed. Although existing data on isoniazid are imperfect, in the report of the study by Taylor and colleagues the information introduced into the decision analysis system was not the best available. Comstock (2) has pointed out in his accompanying editorial many of the study's deficiencies. In addition, I think the following three points deserve comment.First, in defining tuberculosis incidence Taylor and associates use, in part, data generated in several surveys of Southeastern U.S. populations (3). Nontuberculous mycobacterial...References1. TAYLORARONSONDELBANCO WMT. Should young adults with a positive tuberculin test take isoniazid? Ann Intern Med. 1981;94:808-13. LinkGoogle Scholar2. COMSTOCK G. Evaluating isoniazid preventive therapy: the need for more data. Ann Intern Med. 1981;94:817-9. Editoral. LinkGoogle Scholar3. COMSTOCKEDWARDS GP. The competing risks of tuberculosis and hepatitis for adult tuberculin reactors. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1975;111:573-7. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. COMSTOCKEDWARDPHILLIP GLR. A comparison in the United States of America of two tuberculins, PPD-S and RT 23. Bull WHO. 1963;31:161-70. Google Scholar5. KREBSFARERSNIDERTHOMPSON ALDN. Five years of follow-up of the IUAT trial of isoniazid prophylaxis in fibrotic lesion. Bull Int Union Turberc. 1979;54:65-9. Google Scholar6. BYRDHORNSOLOMONGRIGGS RBDG. Toxic effects of isoniazid in tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis: role of biochemical monitoring in 1, 000 patients. JAMA. 1979;241:1239-41. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. COMSTOCKWOOLPERTLIVESAY GSV. Tuberculosis studies in Muscogee County, Georgia: twenty-year evaluation of a community trial of BCG vaccination. Public Health Rep. 1976;91:276-80. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. HORWITZWILBEKERICKSON OEP. Epidemiological basis of tuberculosis eradication: longitudinal studies on the risk of tuberculosis in the general population of a low prevalence area. Bull WHO. 1969;41:95-113. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. KREBSFARERSNIDERTHOMPSON ALDN. Five years of follow-up of the IUAT trial of isoniazid prophylaxis in fibrotic lesion. Bull Int Union Tuberc. 1979;54:65-9. Google Scholar4. BYRDHORNSOLOMONGRIGGS RBDG. Toxic effects of isoniazid in tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis: role of biochemical monitoring in 1, 000 patients. JAMA. 1979;241:1239-41. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. KOPANOFFSNIDERCARAS DDG. Isoniazid-related hepatitis. A U.S. Public Health Service Cooperative Surveillance Study. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1978; 117:991-1001. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. COMSTOCK G. Evaluating isoniazid preventive therapy: the need for more data. Ann Intern Med. 1981;94:817-9. Editorial. LinkGoogle Scholar1. TAYLORARONSONDELBANCO WMT. Should young adults with a positive tuberculin test take isoniazid? Ann Intern Med. 1981;94:808-13. LinkGoogle Scholar2. ROBITZEKSELIKOFFORNSTEIN EIG. Chemotherapy of human tuberculosis with hydrazine derivatives of isonicotinic acid. Q Bull Sea View Hosp. 1952:13:27-51. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. BERNSTEIN E. Isoniazid hepatotoxicity and acetylation during tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1980;121:429-30. Editorial. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. COMSTOCK G. Evaluating isoniazid preventive therapy: the need for more data. Ann Intern Med. 1981;94:817-9. Editorial. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA 02118 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 October 1981Volume 95, Issue 4Page: 517-518KeywordsDecision analysisInformation technologyIsoniazidPopulation statisticsProphylaxis Issue Published: 1 October 1981 PDF downloadLoading ...