Metro Atlanta TB Resource Guide. It is a free guide to various services available for TB patients in the metro-Atlanta area.
The following articles have been published:
Porkert MT, Sotir M, Moore PP, Blumberg HM. Tuberculosis meningitis at a large inner-city medical center. Am J Med Sci 1997: in press.
Bock NN, McGowan JE, Jr., Ahn J, Tapia J, Blumberg HM. Clinical predictors of tuberculosis as a guide for a respiratory isolation policy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1996; 154:1468-72.
Camins BC, Bock N, Watkins DL, Blumberg HM. Acceptance of isoniazid preventive therapy by health care workers after tuberculin skin test conversion. JAMA 1996; 275: 1013-1015.
Blumberg HM, Moore P, Blanchard DK,
Ray SM. Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis between HIV-infected
heath care workers. Clin Infect Dis 1996; 22:597-598.
The following abstracts have been presented at national meetings:
Blumberg HM, Miller LP, Sotir M, Ray S, Bock N, McGowan JE, Jr. The epidemiology of tuberculosis at an inner-city hospital in the USA, 1991-1995. In: Annual Meeting of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Paris: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, October 1996.
Ray SM, Moore PP, Sotir M, White N, McGowan JE, Jr., Blumberg HM. Long-term impact of a nosocomial tuberculosis exposure. In: Annual Meeting of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Paris: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, October 1996.
Blanchard DK, Halvosa S, Blumberg HM, Ray SM. Transmission of an isoniazid (INH)-resistant clone of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. TB.) in Atlanta. In: Southern Section, American Federation for Clinical Research Annual Meeting. New Orleans: American Federation for Clinical Research, February 1996.
Blumberg HM, Bock NN, Sotir M, Moore P, Sumrall MA, McBride A, DeVoe B, Toomey KE, Ray S, McGowan JE, Jr. Efficacy of a TB discharge criteria policy in improving follow-up among high risk patients with active disease. In: American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting. New Orleans, May 1996.
Blumberg HM, Erwin MP, Sotir M, Bachman R, Shulman JA. Risk of housestaff tuberculin skin test conversion in a high incidence area following implementation of expanded TB infection control measures. In: American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting. New Orleans, May 1996.
Bock NN, Toomey KE, DeVoe B, Tapia JR, Blumberg HM. High prevalence of tuberculosis infection among employees of an urban jail. In: American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting. New Orleans, May 1996.
Erwin MP, Sotir M, Bachman R, Shulman JA, Blumberg HM. Risk of housestaff tuberculin skin test (TST) conversion in a high incidence area following implementation of expanded TB infection control measures. In: Southern Section, American Federation for Clinical Research Annual Meeting. New Orleans: American Federation for Clinical Research, February 1996.
Porkert MT, Moore P, Blumberg HM. Tuberculosis meningitis at a large urban medical center, 1984-1995. In: Southern Section, American Federation for Clinical Research Annual Meeting. New Orleans, May 1996.
Ray S, Moore PP, Sotir M, White N, McGowan JE, Jr., Blumberg HM. Long-term impact of a nosocomial tuberculosis (TB) exposure. In: American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting. New Orleans, May 1996.
Ray SM, Moore PP, Sotir M, White N, McGowan JE, Jr., Blumberg HM. Long-term impact of a nosocomial tuberculosis (TB) exposure. In: Southern Section, American Federation for Clinical Research Annual Meeting. New Orleans: American Federation for Clinical Research, February 1996.
Weil AC, Plikaytis BB, Woodley CL,
Butler WR, Crawford JT, Shinnick TM. MTP40 is not present in all
strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In: Southern Section, American
Federation for Clinical Research Annual Meeting. New Orleans: American
Federation for Clinical Research, February 1996.