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Washington State TB Services Manual

(Updated 7/14/2008)

This manual is designed to present the key steps and crucial information needed to perform tuberculosis (TB) control tasks in states in which TB occurs less than 4.8 cases/100,000 population/year.  Where additional or more detailed information is available, hyperlinks to CDC guidelines and other resources are provided. The audience for this manual includes city/county/regional public health nurses, outreach workers, physicians, and public health officers; Indian Health Services (IHS) staff; physician consultants; private sector physicians; infection control nurses in hospitals and other facilities; disease intervention specialists; state epidemiologists; and state TB services staff.

• To view entire document select: "TB Services Manual"  (5842 KB)

          OR select a specific section listed below:

• Table of Contents (65 KB)

   

  • Section 1: Introduction (304 KB)

   

  • Section 2: Surveillance (145 KB)

   

  • Section 3: B Notifications (178 KB)

   

  • Section 4: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Disease (274 KB)

   

  • Section 5: Treatment of Tuberculosis Disease (391 KB)

   

  • Section 6: Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (253 KB)

   

  • Section 7: Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (244 KB)

   

  • Section 8: Case Management (672 KB)

   

  • Section 9: Contact Investigation (460 KB)

   

  • Section 10: Laboratory Services (214 KB)

   

  • Section 11: Infection Control (263 KB)

   

  • Section 12: Confidentiality (61 KB)

   

  • Section 13: Interjurisdictional Transfer Notifications (76 KB)

   

  • Section 14: Binational TB Card (CURE TB)  (66 KB)

   

  • Section 15: Patient Education (94 KB)

   

  • Forms (52 KB)

   

  • Glossary (102 KB)

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