3126.0: Monday, October 22, 2001: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Oral Session

New Diagnostic Methods and Treatment of MDR-TB

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Presider(s):Renee Ridzon, MD
Moderator(s):Charles Wells
2:30 PMThe Global Epidemiology of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis
Lorna Thorpe, PhD
2:50 PMRole of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis and Management of MDR-TB
Beverly Metchock, PhD
3:10 PMPrevention of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB)
Philip R. Spradling, MD
3:30 PMTreatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Peter Cegielski
Sponsor:Laboratory Section
Cosponsors:Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA