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There are numerous
solutions to reduce or eliminate the risks of contracting Tuberculosis (TB) including the
implementation of an effective control program. Below are examples of solutions that
may be helpful in preventing TB through early identification, isolation, and treatment of people
with TB, the use of engineering and administrative procedures, and the use of respiratory protection.
General
- TB
Guidelines. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division
of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE). Provides a listing of major TB
guidelines.
- Trends in Tuberculosis Morbidity.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly Reports (MMWR) 52(11);217-222, (2003, March 21).
- The
Role of BCG Vaccine in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the
United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) 45(RR4), (1996,
April 26), 266 KB PDF, 27 pages.
- Essential Components of a Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program
Recommendations of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly Reports (MMWR) 44(RR-11), (1995, September 8), 375 KB PDF,
15 pages. Provides a national standard by which policymakers, TB
control program managers, and others evaluating TB programs can assess
individual TB control programs.
- Treatment
of Tuberculosis. American Thoracic Society, Centers for Disease
Control (CDC), and Infectious Diseases Society of America, (2003, June 20).
Provides recommendations intended to guide the treatment of
tuberculosis in settings where mycobacterial cultures, drug susceptibility
testing, radiographic facilities, and second-line drugs are routinely
available.
- Protect
Yourself Against Tuberculosis - A Respiratory Protection Guide for Health
Care Workers. US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Publication 96-102, (1995, December).
- Respiratory Protection.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
Correctional Facilities
- Correctional
Facilities.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, (2002,
September 21). Provides a quick guide to major TB guidelines. Provides
links to TB-related Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs) for correctional facilities.
- Prevention
and Control of TB in Correctional Facilities.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), (1996, June 7). Outlines prevention and control measures for workers and inmates
in short-term and long-term correctional facilities.
- Controlling
TB in Correctional Facilities. US Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), (1995), 969 KB PDF, 106 pages.
Offers a slide series and self
study modules on TB prevention.
Elderly
Foreign-Born
Healthcare Facilities
- Treatment
of Tuberculosis.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly Reports (MMWR) 52(RR11);1-77, (2003, June 20). Provides recommendations intended to guide the treatment of tuberculosis in settings
where mycobacterial cultures, drug susceptibility testing, radiographic
facilities, and second-line drugs are routinely available.
- TB
Respiratory Protection Program In Health Care Facilities, Administrator's Guide. National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication
99-143, (1999, September), 807 KB PDF, 120 pages.
Provides a sample program, and respirator inspection record.
- Guidelines
for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health
Care Facilities.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), (1994, October 28).
Emphasizes the
importance of screening, training, and educating healthcare workers to
eliminate nosocomial transmission of M. tuberculosis.
- Healthcare Facilities.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
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