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Corporate Authors:
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.), Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. ; American Thoracic Society. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.), Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. ; American Thoracic Society. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) Less -
Description:
This statement provides new recommendations for targeted tuberculin testing and treatment regimens for persons with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and updates previously published guidelines. This statement is issued in recognition of the importance of these activities as an essential component of the TB Elimination Strategy promoted by the U.S. Public Health Service Advisory Council on the Elimination of Tuberculosis, and reports the deliberations of expert consultants convened by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). - p.

This report is being published with the permission of the American Thoracic Society and as a courtesy to the MMWR readership. It is an adaptation of a report published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2000;161:S221--S247. - p. v

Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-51).


Content Notes:
Writen by the ATS/CDC Statement Committee on Latent Tuberculosis Infection, co-chairs: David L. Cohn, Richard J. O'Brien.

The material in this report was prepared for publication by National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.


Subject:
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Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic Use
Isoniazid
Rifampin
Tuberculin Test
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant/history
Tuberculosis/diagnosis
Tuberculosis/drug Therapy
Tuberculosis/prevention & Control

Source:
MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports / Centers for Disease Control. 2000; 49(RR-6):1-51.
Series:
MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports ; v. 49, no. SS-6
Pubmed ID:
10881762
Document Type:
Journal Issue
Genre:
Practice Guideline
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Guidelines and Recommendations
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:0d713b20695702a372b503e8cb22ca07df519d4aef302bcbf232996cb504a9a8
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