Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, June 9, 2000 / Vol. 49 / No. RR-6

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• Alternative Title:
  Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports
• 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.)
• 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).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Antitubercular Agents / Therapeutic Use Isoniazid Rifampin Tuberculin Test Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / History Tuberculosis / Diagnosis Tuberculosis / Drug Therapy Tuberculosis / Prevention & Control
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports, 2000; v. 49, no. 6
• Series:
  Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  1057-5987 (print) ; 1545-8601 (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  10881762
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Genre:
  Practice Guideline
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  71 pdf pages
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Guidelines and Recommendations Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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