Tuberculosis (TB) in Healthcare Settings

Diagnosis and Treatment of Healthcare-Associated Tuberculosis (TB)

These resources may be of use to healthcare professionals.

See also: Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Guidelines

• Guidelines for Using the QuantiFERON^®-TB Gold Test for Detecting Mycobacterium
  Tuberculosis Infection, US 2005.
  MMWR 2005;54(RR15);49-55
• Guidelines for the Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis 2005
  MMWR 2005;54(RR-15):1-47. (PDF 544 KB, 62 pages)
• Treatment of Tuberculosis
  American Thoracic Society, CDC, and Infectious Diseases Society of America
  MMWR 2003;52 (.RR-11);1-77 ( PDF Version 1.27MB/88 pages)
• Diagnostic Standards and Classification of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children
  Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Volume 161, Number 4, April 2000, 1376-1395
  (PDF 151 KB, 20 pages)
• Update: Fatal and Severe Liver Injuries Associated With Rifampin and Pyrazinamide
  for Latent Tuberculosis Infection, and Revisions in American Thoracic Society/CDC Recommendations — US, 2001
  MMWR 2001; 50(34);733-5

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