Timothy Sterling
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An unexpected side effect of public health education efforts in Brazil
Understanding of tuberculosis is associated with higher, not lower, stigmatization of TB patients in Brazil, according to a new report from Vanderbilt’s Latin American Public Opinion Project. Read MoreMar 20, 2018
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Grants enhance Tuberculosis Center’s global research efforts
Since July, investigators in the Vanderbilt Tuberculosis Center have been awarded research grants totaling $5 million. Read MoreNov 10, 2016
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HIV treatment and TB risk
Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health problem, particularly among people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Read MoreAug 4, 2016
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Preserving antibiotic arsenal for TB
Clinicians should be cautious about prescribing newer fluoroquinolone antibiotics to patients with TB risk factors; doing so may jeopardize the use of these agents against TB. Read MoreOct 30, 2013
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New center to focus on treating, preventing TB
Vanderbilt University has established a tuberculosis center to expand and extend efforts to improve the treatment and prevention of this often fatal disease here and around the world. Read MoreMar 14, 2013
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Early HIV treatment also can prevent TB: study
Anti-retroviral therapy can prevent tuberculosis, even in people with early HIV disease. Read MoreAug 2, 2012
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Study leads to simpler therapy for treating latent tuberculosis
Research led by Timothy Sterling, professor of medicine, has led to an important change in The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendations in the regimen for prevention of the centuries-old scourge, tuberculosis. Read MoreDec 9, 2011
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Investigator’s work leads to simpler latent TB therapy
New research on tuberculosis offers an important development in preventing the centuries-old disease. Read MoreJul 29, 2011