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Resource: TB Country Guides

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Elizabeth Costello

Resource: Country Specific Guides on TB
Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center at University of Florida.
Guides for Cambodia, Haiti, Myanmar, Somalia, and other countries.

Posted in Refugee Health Updates, Resources | Tagged Cultural Competency, Infectious Disease, TB

Resource: TB Technical Instructions 2007

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Elizabeth Costello

Resource: TB Technical Instructions, Revised in 2007
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The guidelines followed by panel physicians for TB testing and treatment of refugees and immigrants before arrival in the U.S.

Posted in Refugee Health Updates, Resources | Tagged Infectious Disease, Screening, TB

In the Lit: IGRA TB testing for refugees

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Elizabeth Costello

In the Literature:  Implementation of an Interferon-Gamma Release Assay to screen for tuberculosis in refugees and immigrants.
Simpson T, Tomaro J, Jobb C.  (2012).  J Immigr Minor Health. (Epub ahead of print)

Posted in Literature, Refugee Health Updates | Tagged Infectious Disease, Screening, TB

Resource: 2012 National TB Stats

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Elizabeth Costello

Resource: Trends in Tuberculosis- United States, 2012.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Contains 2012 national TB surveillance data.

Posted in Refugee Health Updates, Resources | Tagged Infectious Disease, TB

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