Tuberculosis and the Division of Mycobacteria and Respiratory Infections

The National Jewish Center has a 100-year history of caring for patients with tuberculosis . Over the decades we have been committed to not only caring for patients with tuberculosis, but also to the scientific discovery of new drugs used to treat this disease. We are also actively involved in scientific research involving the transmission and basic biology of this organism.

Our facility is the premier facility in the United States dedicated to the treatment of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and those with drug-sensitive tuberculosis who are experiencing complications with therapy. We have a comprehensive treatment facility, which includes a multidisciplinary approach to disease management. Our mycobacteriology lab and pharmacokinetics laboratory assist our clinical management team in choosing appropriate antibiotics and managing dosing regimens to minimize drug side-effects and toxicity which are common with the drugs used in MDR-TB cases.

Many patients with tuberculosis or MDR-TB also require surgical resection and this is performed at our sister institution, the University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Marvin Pomerantz and Dr. John Mitchell head up our surgical team of experts if surgical intervention is necessary.

If you would like to refer a patient to the National Jewish Center for treatment of tuberculosis, you may call our consultation line at 1-800-423-8891 ext. 1279.