title: Physicians' attitudes towards self-treatment of latent tuberculosis.
abstract: We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess physicians' attitudes towards self-treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) based on real-time responses related to actual purified protein derivative (PPD) results, in addition to using hypothetical situations for those who were PPD-negative. We also obtained information on physicians' recommendations for their patients to treat this condition. Although the physicians claimed to recommend optimal treatment to their patients, the majority of them had different attitudes when considering treatment for themselves. There appears to be a discrepancy between physicians' attitudes to self-treatment and their management of patients with LTBI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, USA. nitinbhanot@gmail.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhanot
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haran
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lodha
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goswami
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Chapnick
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D055985:Latent Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents