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Targeted tuberculin testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection

Published Date:

June 9, 2000

Status:

current

Source:

MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports / Centers for Disease Control. 2000; 49(RR-6):1-51.

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Details:

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.)

Series:

MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports ; v. 49, no. SS-6 ; American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine ; v. 161, no. 4, pt. 2, p. 221-247 ;

Keywords:

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Pubmed ID:

10881762

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).

Document Type:

Journal Issue

Collection(s):

Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Guidelines and Recommendations

Place as Subject:

United States

Supporting Files:

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