Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019

Sosa, Lynn E.; Njie, Gibril J.; Lobato, Mark N.; Bamrah Morris, Sapna; Buchta, William; Casey, Megan L.; Goswami, Neela D.; Gruden, MaryAnn; Hurst, Bobbi Jo; Khan, Amera R.; Kuhar, David T.; Lewinsohn, David M.; Mathew, Trini A.; Mazurek, Gerald H.; Reves, Randall; Paulos, Lisa; Thanassi, Wendy; Will, Lorna; Belknap, Robert

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Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019

May 17 2019
By Sosa, Lynn E. ; Njie, Gibril J. ; Lobato, Mark N. ; ...
Source: MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 68(19):439-443
Series: Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

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Sosa, Lynn E. ; Njie, Gibril J. ; Lobato, Mark N. ; Bamrah Morris, Sapna ; Buchta, William ; ... More +

Sosa, Lynn E. ; Njie, Gibril J. ; Lobato, Mark N. ; Bamrah Morris, Sapna ; Buchta, William ; Casey, Megan L. ; Goswami, Neela D. ; Gruden, MaryAnn ; Hurst, Bobbi Jo ; Khan, Amera R. ; Kuhar, David T. ; Lewinsohn, David M. ; Mathew, Trini A. ; Mazurek, Gerald H. ; Reves, Randall ; Paulos, Lisa ; Thanassi, Wendy ; Will, Lorna ; Belknap, Robert Less -
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National Tuberculosis Controllers Association. ; National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.)Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Respiratory Health Division. ; National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.)Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.

National Tuberculosis Controllers Association. ; National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.)Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Respiratory Health Division. ; National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.)Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. Less -
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The 2005 CDC guidelines for preventing Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Transmission in health care settings include recommendations for baseline Tuberculosis (TB) screening of all U.S. health care personnel and annual tTesting for health care personnel working in medium-risk settings or settings with potential for ongoing Transmission (1). Using evidence from a systematic review conducted by a National Tuberculosis Controllers Association (NTCA)-CDC work group, and following Methods adapted from the Guide to Community Preventive Services (2,3), the 2005 CDC recommendations for tTesting U.S. health care personnel have been updated and now include 1) TB screening with an individual risk assessment and symptom evaluation at baseline (preplacement); 2) TB tTesting with an interferon-Gamma release assay (IGRA) or a tuberculin skin test (TST) for persons without documented prior TB disease or latent TB infection (LTBI); 3) no routine serial TB tTesting at any interval after baseline in the absence of a known exposure or ongoing Transmission; 4) encouragement of treatment for all health care personnel with untreated LTBI, unless treatment is contraindicated; 5) annual symptom screening for health care personnel with untreated LTBI; and 6) annual TB education of all health care personnel.
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MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 68(19):439-443
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Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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0149-2195 (print);1545-861X (digital);
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31099768
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PMC6522077
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Journal Article
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Practice Guideline
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United States
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68
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19
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Health-care Facilities, 1994

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

October 28, 1994 | Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

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This document updates and replaces all previously published guidelines for the prevention of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in health-care fa...

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superseded
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Health-care Settings, 2005

Personal Author:

Jensen, Paul A. ;

Lambert, Lauren A.

December 30, 2005 | Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

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Introduction -- Overview -- HCWs Who Should Be Included in a TB Surveillance Program -- Risk for Health-Care-Associated Transmission of M. tuberculosi...