Contact Investigations for TB
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Date: 2010-08-02

Contact Investigations for TB - Centers for Disease Control 1999 - Disc SP 6 - Produced with the Francis J. Curry National TB Center. Provides information about goals of a contact investigation and steps required to conduct one such as medical record review, interview of index patient and field investigation.  Also included: risk assessment for transmission, priority of contacts, testing of high-priority contacts, appropriate treatment and follow-up care, concentric circle approach and evaluation of contact investigation activities.  Each module comes with a workbook.