In an effort to characterize a snapshot of national TB trends in medical consultation inquiries, the following papers have been written through the collaborative efforts of CDC and the TB Centers of Excellence.
Complexities of HIV-TB Care
A model for bringing TB expertise to HIV providers: Medical consultations to the CDC-funded Regional Tuberculosis Training and Medical Consultation Centers, 2013-2017 - PubMed (nih.gov)
PLoS One. 2020 Aug 31;15(8):e0236933. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236933. PMID: 32866154; PMCID: PMC7458296.
Controversies in Expert Advice for MDR TB
Expert Advice for MDR TB - Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis care in the United States - PubMed (nih.gov)
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2020 Apr 1;24(4):409-413. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.19.0515. PMID: 32317065; PMCID: PMC9325499.
Pediatric TB
Pediatric tuberculosis consultations across 5 CDC regional tuberculosis training and medical consultation Centers - PubMed (nih.gov)
J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. 2018 Apr 11;11:23-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jctube.2018.04.004. Erratum in: J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. 2020 Sep 09;21:100177. PMID: 31720388; PMCID: PMC6830164.
Top questions, 2013-2017
Tuberculosis in the United States: Medical Consultation Services Provided by 5 Tuberculosis Regional Training and Medical Consultation Centers, 2013-2017 - PubMed (nih.gov)
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Apr 4;6(6):ofz167. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz167. PMID: 31205971; PMCID: PMC6499898.
Review of LTBI Questions/Advice
Challenges in LTBI care in the United States identified using a nationwide TB medical consultation database - PubMed (nih.gov)
Public Health Action. 2021 Sep 21;11(3):162-166. doi: 10.5588/pha.21.0026. PMID: 34567993; PMCID: PMC8455022.