TB facts for health care workers 2006

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TB facts for health care workers 2006

Published Date:

2006

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Corporate Authors:

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.), Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.

Keywords:

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Description:

Glossary of abbreviations -- Tuberculosis - yes! It's still a problem -- Populations at risk for tuberculosis -- Mode of transmission -- Identification of persons with latent TB infection and TB disease -- Prevention of tuberculosis -- Treatment of tuberculosis -- Reporting -- Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB) -- Infection control measures -- Selected bibliography -- Resources

Document Type:

Pamphlet (or booklet)

Collection(s):

Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection

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