The new Johns Hopkins POC-IT HIV Guide is now live. For free registration to the site, please go to www.hopkins-hivguide.org.
posted 01/14/2005
Click here for the press release from the Gates Foundation about our new grant for CREATE. Also, click here for President Nelson Mandela’s remarks at the press conference where CREATE was announced.
posted 7-16-04
Please click here for TB Center article featured in in the Hopkins Medical Magazine.
posted 4-23-04
Maryland Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis
posted 3-06-2003
STOP TB Communiqué Issue 40, Mar 2005
NEWS FROM THE STOP TB PARTNERSHIP SECRETARIAT
posted 04-20-2005
RIM Blackberry version is now available for free download
posted 4-23-2004
Highlights: Current News posted 12/22/2005
Field Testing the Revised TB Recording and Reporting Forms Call for Field Testing and Comments
ND Requiring Tuberculosis Tests on Minnesota Livestock (North Dakota, US)
CDC Pushes Better Test for Tuberculosis (Atlanta, Georgia, US)
SFBC Drug Testers Have Tuberculosis After Exposure (Update2) (Montreal, Canada)
We invite you to submit clinical or public health questions for our consideration to our Question & Answer Forum
Rifampin and remicade
Dear Dr. Chaisson,
I contacted you 4 months ago when I was exposed to an active case of TB at work. I am an RN who suffers from Crohn’s disease. I was and am currently on remicade treatments. I asked you about combining rifampin with remicade. I thought you may be interested in my experience. After starting the rifampin, I had slightly elevated hepatic function but it returned to normal after a few weeks. I had no other problems while continuing my remicade treatments and taking the rifampin. I thought you may be interested and I wanted to thank you once again for you help.
Karen