Prevention and control of tuberculosis in correctional institutions : recommendations of the Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control (U.S.)
• Description:
  These recommendations are designed to assist federal, state, and local correctional officials in controlling tuberculosis (TB) among inmates and staff of correctional facilities (e.g., prisons, jails, juvenile detention centers). This document addresses issues unique to correctional institutions; more general information about TB is available in the official American Thoracic Society (ATS)/CDC statements referenced in this document.
• Subjects:
  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Adolescent Adult Crowding Disease Outbreaks Humans Isoniazid Middle Aged Patient Isolation Population Surveillance Prisons Tuberculin Test Tuberculosis Ventilation

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• Source:
  MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report. 1989; 38(18):313-20, 325.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print)
• Pubmed ID:
  2496292
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  9 pdf pages
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  18
• Collection(s):
  Guidelines and Recommendations Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3acf704e153c05083dea8a56013043a6d5935aa9fbf858c3e08fbc49e4ba2920aa2380311867f7a3bc2ac5df8683a078edceae5b148072ef237b5e52781842b8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7343/cdc_7343_DS1.pdf
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