Marcella Scalcini
Biographic Data
| ID | 6074461 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marcella Scalcini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marcella |
| FAMILY NAME | Scalcini |
| SIGNATURE | SCALCINI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Richard Long is with the University of Alberta, Edmonton. Marcella Scalcini is with the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Jaime Ollé-Goig is with the Catalan Association for the Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis in the Third World (ACTMON), Barcelona, Spain. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Treatment of Tuberculosis in Haiti
We read with interest the study by Desvarieux et al. reported in the January 2001 issue of the Journal1 and commend them on their efforts to develop flexible approaches to directly observed therapy (DOT), integrating behavioral knowledge, cost considerations, and practicality to improve tuberculosis treatment completion rates and program effectiveness. However, we would urge caution in the wider application of deferred DOT (D-DOT) until more data…
The impact of HIV on the usefulness of sputum smears for the diagnosis of tuberculosis
In a developing country, 289 patients were examined for active pulmonary mycobacterial disease (sputum smear and culture) and HIV infection (serology) to compare the sensitivity and positive predictive value of sputum smears for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with and without antibodies to HIV. Seventy-nine percent of HIV-seronegative vs 66% of HIV-seropositive patients with positive cultures for Mycobacterium tuberculosis were sme…
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The impact of HIV on the usefulness of sputum smears for the diagnosis of tuberculosis
In a developing country, 289 patients were examined for active pulmonary mycobacterial disease (sputum smear and culture) and HIV infection (serology) to compare the sensitivity and positive predictive value of sputum smears for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with and without antibodies to HIV. Seventy-nine percent of HIV-seronegative vs 66% of HIV-seropositive patients with positive cultures for Mycobacterium tuberculosis were sme…
Treatment of Tuberculosis in Haiti
We read with interest the study by Desvarieux et al. reported in the January 2001 issue of the Journal1 and commend them on their efforts to develop flexible approaches to directly observed therapy (DOT), integrating behavioral knowledge, cost considerations, and practicality to improve tuberculosis treatment completion rates and program effectiveness. However, we would urge caution in the wider application of deferred DOT (D-DOT) until more data…
Medicine (2 works) · Pathology (2 works) · Tuberculosis (2 works) · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (2 works) · Antibody (1 work) · Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (1 work) · Environmental health (1 work) · Family medicine (1 work) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (1 work) · Immunology (1 work)