Isoniazid-Rifampin Regimens for Tuberculosis
Authors: LAURENCE S. FARER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1981)

Letters and Corrections1 October 1981Isoniazid-Rifampin Regimens for TuberculosisLAURENCE S. FARER, M.D., M.P.H., MARY W. LONG, DIXIE E. SNIDER JR., M.D.LAURENCE S. FARER, M.D., M.P.H.Search for more papers by this author, MARY W. LONGSearch for more papers by this author, DIXIE E. SNIDER JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-95-4-518 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor:"When I use the word relapse," Dr. Buechner said, "it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less."(With apologies to Lewis Carroll and Humpty Dumpty)In a recent letter to the editor, Dr. Howard Buechner (1) raised questions about the efficacy of 9-month isoniazid-rifampin tuberculosis chemotherapy regimens recommended by the American Thoracic Society and the Centers for Disease Control (2) and implied that no one has questioned the validity of the trials on which the recommendation was based. In fact, the recommendation was made after a very extensive review and evaluation of the...References1. BUECHNER H. Short-course chemotherapy for tuberculosis. Ann Intern Med. 1981;94:277-8. Letter. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Guidelines For Short-Course Tuberculosis Chemotherapy: Joint Statement Of The American Thoracic Society and Center for Disease Control. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1980;121:611-4. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Short-course chemotherapy in pulmonary tuberculosis: a controlled trial by the British Thoracic and Tuberculosis Association. Lancet. 1976;2:1102-4. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Short-course chemotherapy in pulmonary tuberculosis: a controlled trial by the British Thoracic Association (third report). Lancet. 1980;1:1182-3. MedlineGoogle Scholar1. . Controlled trial of intermittent regimens of rifampin plus isoniazid for pulmonary tuberculosis in Singapore: the results up to 30 months. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1977;116:807-20. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. ZIERSKIBEKLONGSNIDER MEMD. Short course (6 month) cooperative tuberculosis study in Poland: results 18 months after completion of treatment. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1980;122:879-89. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Short course chemotherapy in pulmonary tuberculosis: a controlled trial by the British Thoracic and Tuberculosis Association. Lancet. 1976;2:1102-4. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. . Controlled clinical trial of four short-course (6 month) regimens of chemotherapy for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: third report. Lancet. 1974;2:237-40. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. Short course chemotherapy in pulmonary tuberculosis: a controlled trial by the British Thoracic Association (third report). Lancet. 1980;1:1182-3. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Centers for Disease Control Atlanta, GA 30333 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 October 1981Volume 95, Issue 4Page: 518-519KeywordsChemotherapy Issue Published: 1 October 1981 PDF DownloadLoading ...