Tuberculosis Transmission in a High School Choir

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• Personal Author:
  Fehrs, Laura J. ; Frieden TR ; Robinson E ; Washko, Rita
• Description:
  Results from this investigation support some important public health messages. First, TST screening should be accompanied by intensive educational efforts and active follow-up. Second. BCG-vaccinated persons can become infected with M. tuberculosis and develop active TB. Both the index patient and one of the secondary cases had received BCG vaccination. In addition, case-finding and contact investigations are central to effective TB control efforts and should assume precedence over mass screening policies. The most effective public health strategies are those targeted toward high-risk groups and thus, TST screening of high-risk groups before school entry should be considered. In situations where an efficient means for spread of TB infection and disease exists, such as described in this report, more aggressive screening efforts may initially be necessary so that the target group is effectively evaluated. The success of such activities ultimately rests with effective collaboration between schools and public health TB control programs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Bacterial Infections Communicable Diseases Disease Vectors Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Bacterial-disease Bacterial-infections Disease-transmission Disease-vectors Infection-control Infectious-diseases Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders
• ISSN:
  0022-4391
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  256-259
• Volume:
  68
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033852
• Citation:
  J Sch Health 1998 Aug; 68(6):256-259
• Contact Point Address:
  R. Washko, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, NIOSH, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, Clinical Investions Branch, 1095 Willowdale Rd,Room H-009, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  RMW8@CDC.GOV
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of School Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9f73ec705ae7f4c1679de1a127e7b641bee72914026c5ee2f08df89e98809fef8c145a7e2578b42685f721514d1692941ac27f1414645030533d8420f821593c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189274/cdc_189274_DS1.pdf
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