2024
Standards of care for patients with suspected and confirmed drug-susceptible tuberculosis in Connecticut: reporting, diagnosis and treatment 2024
CT DPHPeer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2020
Clinical Tuberculosis
Friedman, LN, Dedicoat M, Davies P, editors. Clinical Tuberculosis, 6th edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Inc. 2020BooksGuidelines for the treatment of tuberculosis disease and infection
Sosa L, Friedman LN. In: Friedman LN, Dedicoat M, Davies P, editors. Guidelines for the treatment of tuberculosis disease and infection. In Clinical Tuberculosis, 6th ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Inc. 2020Chapters
2019
Tuberculosis and Biologic Therapies: Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Beyond.
Godfrey MS, Friedman LN. Tuberculosis and Biologic Therapies: Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Beyond. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2019, 40: 721-739. PMID: 31731980, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2019.07.003.ChaptersTuberculosis and biologic therapies: anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha and beyond
Godfrey MS, Friedman LN. Tuberculosis and biologic therapies: anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha and beyond. In Lewinsohn DM, Daley CL, editors. Clinics in Chest Medicine, Amsterdam: Elsevier, Inc. 2019BooksConnecticut Tuberculosis Risk Assessment
Connecticut Tuberculosis Risk Assessment . Connecticut Department of Public Health. 2019Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsTuberculosis in Pregnancy
Friedman LN, Tanoue LT. Tuberculosis in Pregnancy. UpToDate, Inc., Waltham, MassChapters
2017
Standards of care for patients with suspected and confirmed drug-susceptible tuberculosis in Connecticut: reporting, diagnosis and treatment 2017.
Connecticut Department of Public HealthPeer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2016
Electronic DOT (eDOT): Guidelines and Procedures
Electronic DOT (eDOT): Guidelines and Procedures. Connecticut Department of Public Health. 2016Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2009
Prospective Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Assay for the Detection of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Healthcare Workers in a Low-Incidence Setting
Cummings KJ, Smith TS, Shogren ES, Khakoo R, Nanda S, Bunner L, Smithmyer A, Soccorsi D, Kashon ML, Mazurek GH, Friedman LN, Weissman DN. Prospective Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Assay for the Detection of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Healthcare Workers in a Low-Incidence Setting. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2009, 30: 1123-1126. PMID: 19803719, DOI: 10.1086/644754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculin skin testSkin testHealthcare workersLow-risk healthcare workersQuantiFERON-TB Gold InPositive QFT-GITLatent tuberculosis infectionQuantiFERON-TB GoldLow-incidence settingsQFT-GITTuberculosis infectionPotential immunosuppressionProspective comparisonIndeterminate resultsTube assayPositive resultsRepeat analysisImmunosuppressionInfectionTuberculin Skin Test Versus QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Assay in Healthcare Workers.
Cummings K, Smith T, Shogren E, Khakoo R, Nanda S, Bunner L, Smithmyer A, Soccorsi D, Kashon M, Mazurek G, Friedman L, Weissman D. Tuberculin Skin Test Versus QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Assay in Healthcare Workers. 2009, a4103. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2009.179.1_meetingabstracts.a4103.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Implementing an Electronic Medical Record
Friedman LN, Halpern NA, Fackler JC. Implementing an Electronic Medical Record. Critical Care Clinics 2007, 23: 347-381. PMID: 17900476, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2007.05.001.ChaptersInternational Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ISTC)
International Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ISTC). The Hague. 2007Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2006
High Rate of Negative Results of Tuberculin and QuantiFERON Tests Among Individuals With a History of Positive Skin Test Results
Friedman LN, Nash ER, Bryant J, Henry S, Shi J, D'Amato J, Khaled GH, Russi MB, O'Connor PG, Edberg SC, Pisani MA, Cain HC, Tanoue L, Weissman DN. High Rate of Negative Results of Tuberculin and QuantiFERON Tests Among Individuals With a History of Positive Skin Test Results. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2006, 27: 436-441. PMID: 16671022, DOI: 10.1086/503690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantiFERON-TB testTuberculin skin testPrevious tuberculin skin testTST statusInitial tuberculin skin testPositive tuberculin skin testSecond tuberculin skin testPositive skin test resultsExperienced healthcare workersNegative TST resultsTST-negative groupSkin test resultsTST protocolWhole blood assaysNegative resultsPositive resultsTuberculosis exposureImmunocompetent subjectsQuantiFERON testSkin testTST resultsMedical recordsInduration diameterHealthcare workersHigh risk
2003
American Thoracic Society/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Infectious Diseases Society of America
Blumberg HM, Burman WJ, Chaisson RE, Daley CL, Etkind SC, Friedman LN, Fujiwara P, Grzemska M, Hopewell PC, Iseman MD, Jasmer RM, Koppaka V, Menzies RI, O'Brien RJ, Reves RR, Reichman LB, Simone PM, Starke JR, Vernon AA. American Thoracic Society/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Infectious Diseases Society of America. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2003, 167: 603-662. PMID: 12588714, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.167.4.603.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2000
Targeted tuberculin testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. American Thoracic Society.
. Targeted tuberculin testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. American Thoracic Society. MMWR Recomm Rep 2000, 49:1-51.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsTuberculosis: Current Concepts and Treatment
Friedman LN, editor. Tuberculosis: Current Concepts and Treatment. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Inc., 2000.Books
1999
Tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis using a liquid isoniazid‐methadone admixture for drug users in methadone maintenance
O'Connor PG, Shi JM, Henry S, Durante AJ, Friedman L, Selwyn PA. Tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis using a liquid isoniazid‐methadone admixture for drug users in methadone maintenance. Addiction 1999, 94: 1071-1075. PMID: 10707445, DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1999.947107112.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenanceTuberculosis chemoprophylaxisDrug usersMedian durationDaily doseOpioid-dependent drug usersProspective cohort studyMethadone maintenance programDrug treatment programsCompleting therapyINH chemoprophylaxisINH prophylaxisCohort studyEligible subjectsINH therapyCommon reasonChemoprophylaxisTherapyVitamin B6Treatment programMethadoneIsoniazidSubjectsINHDuration
1996
Tuberculosis, AIDS, and Death among Substance Abusers on Welfare in New York City
Friedman L, Williams M, Singh T, Frieden T. Tuberculosis, AIDS, and Death among Substance Abusers on Welfare in New York City. New England Journal Of Medicine 1996, 334: 828-833. PMID: 8596549, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199603283341304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative skin testsIncidence of tuberculosisSkin testAge-matched general populationSubstance abusersDiagnosis of AIDSPositive skin testsRates of AIDSDevelopment of tuberculosisRate of tuberculosisHigh-risk groupRate of deathYears of ageRate of incidenceNew York CityRecipients 18Immunodeficiency syndromeIncidence rateGeneral populationDrug abusersNew infectionsHealth servicesNew casesTuberculosisAIDS
1989
ELISA analysis of BACTEC bottles for the earlier diagnosis of tuberculosis.
Friedman LN, Filderman AE, D'Aquila TG, Reynolds HY. ELISA analysis of BACTEC bottles for the earlier diagnosis of tuberculosis. The American Review Of Respiratory Disease 1989, 140: 668-71. PMID: 2506783, DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm/140.3.668.Peer-Reviewed Original Research