@article{31595e5ca28e44cb82b9e0c8a49289c7,
title = "Lack of consensus in the diagnosis and treatment for ocular tuberculosis among uveitis specialists",
abstract = "Purpose: To assess the approach of specialists to ocular tuberculosis (TB). Methods: The American Uveitis Society (AUS) Listserv was surveyed using two clinical cases and general questions. Results: Of 196 members, 87 responded (44.4%), of whom 64 were affiliated with practices in North America, while 23 were outside of North America. The survey provided normative data on how physicians evaluate patients with uveitis as well as opinions about ocular TB. Responses varied widely on such issues as (1) the pretest probability that a patient with granulomatous panuveitis had TB uveitis (range 1-75%) or that a patient with a risk factor for TB had ocular TB (range 0-90%); (2) the optimal duration of anti-TB therapy; and (3) whether therapy should be discontinued after 2 months in nonresponders. Conclusions: Consensus is lacking among uveitis specialists for the diagnosis or management of ocular TB.",
keywords = "Post-test probability, Pretest probability, Tuberculosis, Uveitis",
author = "{Uveitis Specialists Study Group} and Lou, {Susan M.} and Larkin, {Kelly L.} and Kevin Winthrop and Rosenbaum, {James T.} and Massimo Accorinti and Sofia Androudi and Lourdes Arellanes and Matthias Becker and Bahram Bodaghi and Chee, {Soon Phaik} and {De Smet}, Smet and D. Marc and Michal Kramer and Genevieve Larkin and Sue Lightman and Lyndell Lim and Juan Lopez and Friederike Mackensen and Peter McCluskey and Cristina Muccioli and {Okada Annabelle}, A. and Narciss Okhravi and Daniel Vasconcelos-Santos and Zamir, {Peter Mc Cluskey} and Manfred Zierhut and Nisha Acharya and Andrea Birnbaum and Butler, {Nicholas J.} and David Callanan and Emmett Cunningham and Sam Dahr and Davis, {Janet L.} and Larissa Derzko-Dzulynsky and James Dunn and Edwards, {Albert O.} and Lisa Faia and Naomi Falk and Farzin Forooghian and Foster, {C. Stephen} and Friedman, {Alan H.} and Sunir Garg and Paul Gaudio and Ronald Gentile and Debra Goldstein and Douglas Jabs and Glen Jaffe and Kashyap Kansupada and Henry Kaplan and Todd Margolis and Rao, {P. Kumar}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.",
year = "2015",
month = feb,
day = "1",
doi = "10.3109/09273948.2014.926936",
language = "English",
volume = "23",
pages = "25--31",
journal = "Ocular Immunology and Inflammation",
issn = "0927-3948",
number = "1",
}