Implementation of universal directly observed therapy at a New York City hospital and evaluation of an out-patient directly observed therapy program.

Setting: Directly observed therapy (DOT) program for tuberculosis (TB) at a New York City hospital.

Objective: To describe a specific TB DOT program model utilizing active prospective identification of inpatients, and identify factors associated with patient acceptance of voluntary DOT and with their retention in therapy.

Methods: Recruitment for DOT by daily surveillance of in-patients.

Tuberculosis and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome at a New York City hospital: 1978-1985.

Recent reports have described an increase in cases of tuberculosis in several urban centers. To investigate the possible relationship between tuberculosis and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), we reviewed case records at a New York City hospital between 1978 and 1985. During this period, tuberculosis occurred in 15.

Incomplete bacteriophage-like particles in ultraviolet-irradiated haemophilus.

Incomplete phagelike particles were found in competent and incompetent cells of Haemophilus influenzae Rd (transformable) lysed after exposure to ultraviolet radiation.