Other statistics of note include: 85% of the youngsters said a woman would make a good President while 96% said that a person of color should have a turn in the White House.
Directly observed therapy certainly helps to improve outcomes in MDR-TB and should be considered an integral part of the treatment of MDR-TB. Response to treatment must be obtained by repeated sputum cultures (monthly if possible).
Treatment of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) is essential to controlling and eliminating TB in the United States, because it substantially reduces the risk that TB infection will progress to TB disease.Certain groups are at very high risk of developing TB disease once infected.able 2 lists the current recommended regimens. Refer to Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent TB Infection and Recommendations for Use of an IsoniazidâRifapentine Regimen with Direct Observation to Treat Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection for detailed information about the treatment of LTBI.