Skip to content

Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine

Medicine Matters Home Article of the Week US Guidelines Fall Short on Short-Course Tuberculosis-Preventive Therapy

US Guidelines Fall Short on Short-Course Tuberculosis-Preventive Therapy

ARTICLE: US Guidelines Fall Short on Short-Course Tuberculosis-Preventive Therapy

AUTHORS: Sonya KrishnanRichard E Chaisson

JOURNAL: Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Mar 20;78(3):514-517. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad659.

Abstract

The provision of tuberculosis-preventive therapy (TPT) to vulnerable populations is critical for global control. Shorter-course TPT regimens are highly effective and improve completion rates. Despite incorporation of 1 month of rifapentine and isoniazid into global guidelines, current US TPT guidelines do not include this as a recommended regimen, but should.

For the full article, click here.

For a link to the abstract, click here.

nv-author-image

Kelsey Bennett