Tuberculosis (TB):  Provider Related Resources

• Tuberculosis Treatment Recommendations
  CDC MMWR - revised treatment statement for suspect and confirmed TB disease 
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  • Frequently Asked Questions

• Tuberculosis Treatment Recommendations
  with bookmarks (same document, with table of contents bookmarks added to allow easy document navigation)

• Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
  1 page memo listing key points and resources  
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• Guidelines for Establishing Effective Policies, Procedures, and Practices
• TB-Related Wisconsin Statutes and Administrative Code
• TB Patient Incentive Program  
  American Lung Association of Wisconsin
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• TB Blood Test
• Tuberculin Skin Test Caliper Rulers
• Links to material available in languages other than English
• Cultural Competency Links
• Revised latent TB treatment recommendations
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• Strategic Plan for the Elimination of Tuberculosis in Wisconsin
• Forms
• Upcoming seminars and training opportunities
• Treatment Reminder Cards  
  Pocket Reference Cards
• Resources for Patient Care/Management 
  TB Education Center, Texas Department of Health (Exit DHFS)
• Other Wisconsin TB Resources
  Includes: Anti-TB Therapy Program, TB Fact Sheets, TB-related statutes and administrative code, TB-related Medicaid information
• TB Program Staff
• CDC Publications  (Exit DHFS)

Recent CDC publications

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings,2005  
  MMWR 2005; 54 (No. RR-17, 1-141)
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• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines for the Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC 
  MMWR 2005; 54 (No. RR-15, 1-37)
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• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines for Using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Test for Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection, United States  
  MMWR 2005; 54 (No. RR-15, 49-55)
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• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States Recommendations from the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America
  MMWR 2005; 54 (No. RR-12)
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• American Thoracic Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Infectious Diseases Society of America. Treatment of Tuberculosis
  Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003;167:603-662
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• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Interactive Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis:  What the Clinician Should Know, 2004
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• American Thoracic Society and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Diagnostic standards and classification of tuberculosis in adults and children
  Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161:1376-1395
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• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Targeted tuberculin testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection
  MMWR 2000;49(No. RR-6)
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• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Improving Patient Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment 1994
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• Tuberculosis Elimination Revisited: Obstacles, Opportunities, and a Renewed Commitment (ACET)
  Volume 48, RR-9, August 13, 1999
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• Updated Guidelines for the Use of Rifabutin or Rifampin for the Treatment and Prevention of Tuberculosis Among HIV-Infected Patients Taking Protease Inhibitors or Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
  MMWR 2004; 52(02);37
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• Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis among Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Principles of Therapy and Revised Recommendations
  Volume 47, RR-20, October 30, 1998
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• Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis among Foreign-Born Persons
  Volume 47, RR-16, September 18, 1998
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