On Target: A Tuberculosis Control Strategy Whose Time Has Come

Editorials19 October 1999On Target: A Tuberculosis Control Strategy Whose Time Has ComeLee B. Reichman, MD, MPHLee B. Reichman, MD, MPHNew Jersey Medical School; Newark, NJ 07107-3001 (Reichman)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-131-8-199910190-00011 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail A decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis (ACET) audaciously called for the elimination of tuberculosis in the United States: The goal was 1 case per million by 2010, with an interim target of 3.5 cases per million by 2000 (1). This call was audacious because at the time, the United States was in the throes of the AIDS epidemic (AIDS being the most potent facilitator of tuberculosis ever known) and was just beginning to recover from its grievous failed exercise of ending federal support for categorical national and state tuberculosis ...References1. Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis. A strategic plan for the elimination of tuberculosis in the United States. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1989;38:269-72. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. Reichman LB. Defending the public's health against tuberculosis [Editorial]. JAMA. 1997;278:865-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis. TB elimination revisited: obstacles, opportunities and a renewed commitment. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999; 48(RR-9):1-13. Google Scholar4. Jones TF, Craig AS, Valway SE, Woodley CL, Schaffner W. Transmission of tuberculosis in a jail. Ann Intern Med. 1999;131:557-63. LinkGoogle Scholar5. Stead WW. Undetected tuberculosis in prison. Source of infection for community at large. JAMA. 1978;240:2544-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Bellin EY, Fletcher DD, Sayfer SM. Association of tuberculosis infection with increased time in or admission to the New York City jail system. JAMA. 1993;269:2228-31. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Bock N. Tuberculosis in correctional facilities. In: Reichman LB, Hershfield E, eds. Tuberculosis: A Comprehensive International Approach. 2d ed. New York: Marcel Dekker; [In press]. Google Scholar8. Mangura BT, Reichman LB. Periodic chest radiography: unnecessary, expensive, but still pervasive. Lancet. 1999;353:319-20. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New Jersey Medical School; Newark, NJ 07107-3001 (Reichman)Corresponding Author: Lee B. Reichman, MD, MPH, National Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, 65 Bergen Street, Suite GB-1, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07107-3001. For reprint orders in quantities exceeding 100, please contact the Reprints Coordinator; phone, 215-351-2657; e-mail, [email protected]acponline.org. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoTransmission of Tuberculosis in a Jail Timothy F. Jones , Allen S. Craig , Sarah E. Valway , Charles L. Woodley , and William Schaffner Transmission of Tuberculosis in a Jail William W. Stead Metrics Cited ByConsidering the Role of Four Months of Rifampin in the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis InfectionTransmission of Tuberculosis in a JailWilliam W. Stead, MDUpdate: prevention and treatment of tuberculosis 19 October 1999Volume 131, Issue 8Page: 617-618KeywordsAIDSForecastingHIVHIV infectionsMorbidityMultidrug resistant tuberculosisPrevention, policy, and public healthPulmonary diseasesRestriction fragment length polymorphism analysisThorax Issue Published: 19 October 1999 CopyrightCopyright © 1999 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...