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Guideline applications for handheld computers
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 Tuberculosis Treatment Guidelines for Palm OS
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CDC Tuberculosis Treatment Guidelines for Palm OS |
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clinical domains |
| Evidence-based medicine, Clinical Practice Guidelines for Handheld Computers, point-of-care, Palm Devices, PDA, reference tool, decision support |
TB, Tuberculosis |
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American Thoracic Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Infectious Diseases Society of America.
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200x
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Available for clinical use.
Conditions of use: "The TB treatment guidelines Palm OS program is in the public domain and may be freely reproduced and distributed. When referencing this program we request that you cite CDC as the source. If any changes are made to the program or information contained in the program, this fact should be clearly stated. In addition, the program and links should not be used in any direct or indirect product endorsement.
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The document "is intended to guide the treatment of tuberculosis in settings where mycobacterial cultures, drug susceptibility testing, radiographic facilities, and second-line drugs are routinely available.
... It provides guidance on:
- organization and supervision of treatment, including the role of the health department;
- first-line and second-line drugs in current use;
- principles of antituberculosis chemotherapy;
- recommended treatment regimens and practical aspects of treatment;
- drug interactions;
- treatment in special situations, including HIV infection, infection in children and adolescents, extrapulmonary TB, and pregnancy and breastfeeding;
- management of relapse, treatment failure, and drug resistance, including the role of surgery in multidrug-resistant TB;
- World Health Organization and International Union Against Tuberculosis recommendations for treatment of TB in low-income countries;
- research priorities for TB treatment, including new antituberculosis drugs and other interventions to improve treatment efficacy.
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American Thoracic Society/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Infectious Diseases Society of America: treatment of tuberculosis.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 Feb 15;167(4):603-62.
[PubMed]
[American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine]
[cdc.gov]
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Since 1971 the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and CDC have regularly collaborated to develop joint guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control of tuberculosis. These documents have been intended to guide both public health programs and health care providers in all aspects of the clinical and public health management of tuberculosis in low-incidence countries, with a particular focus on the United States. The most recent version of guidelines for the treatment of tuberculosis was published in 1994...
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Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd.,
NE Mailstop E-10
Atlanta, GA 30333
Tel:(404) 639-8135
E: tbinfo cdc.gov
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Entry on OpenClinical: July 15 2005
Last main update: July 16 2005
Design - template v0.2: 24 June 2005. |
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CDC Tuberculosis Treatment Guidelines for Palm OS