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1. Tuberculosis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2. Archived: Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   September 06, 2016 - Updated guidelines for using interferon gamma release assays to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection—United … Comparison of two interferon gamma release assays in the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection … and individuals at high or low risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. … Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in United States Navy recruits using the tuberculin … Interferon-γ release assays for the diagnosis of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic

3. Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   May 02, 2023 - Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in United States Navy recruits using the tuberculin … and individuals at high or low risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. … Evaluation of QuantiFERON-TB gold plus for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in Japan … Comparison of two interferon gamma release assays in the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection … Interferon-γ release assays for the diagnosis of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic

4. Primary Care Screening and Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults (pdf file)
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   September 06, 2016 - Comparison of two interferon gamma release assays in the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection … and individuals at high or low risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. … Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in United States Navy recruits using the tuberculin … Assessment of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Test for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection … Interferon-γ release assays for the diagnosis of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic

5. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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   August 01, 2022 - Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in United States Navy recruits using the tuberculin … and individuals at high or low risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. … Evaluation of QuantiFERON-TB gold plus for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in Japan … Comparison of two interferon gamma release assays in the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection … Interferon-γ release assays for the diagnosis of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic

6. Archived: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   September 06, 2016 - Tuberculosis disease is caused by M tuberculosis , which is spread through airborne transmission when … When the tuberculosis bacillus is inhaled, a person can either clear M tuberculosis ; develop active … Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. N Engl J Med. 2015;372(22):2127-35. … Testing for Tuberculosis (TB). … Tuberculosis: OSHA Standards. https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/tuberculosis/standards.html . 2016.

7. Recommendation: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   May 02, 2023 - and usually have a positive tuberculosis skin test result or positive tuberculosis blood test reaction … Active tuberculosis or tuberculosis disease is an illness in which tuberculosis bacteria are multiplying … A person with tuberculosis disease may be infectious and spread tuberculosis bacteria to others. … Update of recommendations for use of once-weekly isoniazid-rifapentine regimen to treat latent Mycobacterium … tuberculosis infection.

8. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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   Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary Figure. … Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary Population Asymptomatic adults … at increased risk for infection Recommendation Screen for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI … risk for LTBI include persons who were born in, or are former residents of, countries with increased tuberculosis … moderate certainty that the net benefit of screening for LTBI in persons who are at increased risk for tuberculosis

9. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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   August 01, 2022 - , and usually have a positive tuberculosis skin test result or positive tuberculosis blood test reaction … Active tuberculosis or tuberculosis disease is an illness in which tuberculosis bacteria are multiplying … A person with tuberculosis disease may be infectious and spread tuberculosis bacteria to others. … Update of recommendations for use of once-weekly isoniazid-rifapentine regimen to treat latent Mycobacterium … tuberculosis infection.

10. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    September 06, 2016 - Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: U.S. … Tuberculosis disease is caused by M tuberculosis, which is spread through airborne transmission when … When the tuberculosis bacil- lus is inhaled, a person can either clear M tuberculosis; develop active … Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. N Engl J Med. 2015;372(22):2127-2135. 12. … Tuberculosis: OSHA standards. https://www.osha.gov/SLTC /tuberculosis/standards.html.

11. Statistical Brief #60: Tuberculosis Stays in U.S. Hospitals, 2006 (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2008 - Statistical Brief #60: Tuberculosis Stays in U.S. … Case Definition For this report, tuberculosis was defined as the following CCS diagnosis: 1 Tuberculosis … Hospitalizations Stays principally for tuberculosis Stays with a secondary diagnosis of tuberculosis … for tuberculosis decreased by 41.3%. … Stays with a secondary diagnosis of tuberculosis Figure 3.

12. USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2023 - USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults … USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation Screening for Latent Tuberculosis … B Grade For asymptomatic adults at increased risk of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI): Screen … This recommendation applies to asymptomatic adults 18 years or older at increased risk for tuberculosis … • LTBI is an infection with M tuberculosis in which the bacteria are alive but contained by the immune

13. Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (pdf file)
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    December 27, 2022 - Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection … Learn more here Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Latent Tuberculosis … Adults at increased risk for tuberculosis (TB) should be screened for LTBI. This is a B grade. … Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection spread through the air from one person to another that usually … latent tuberculosis infection,” says Task Force member Gbenga Ogedegbe, M.D., M.P.H.

14. Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (pdf file)
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    May 02, 2023 - Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection … Infection Adults at increased risk for tuberculosis should be screened WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 2, … The Task Force continues to recommend that adults at increased risk for tuberculosis (TB) be screened … Learn more here Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection spread through the air from one person to another … “People at increased risk for tuberculosis who would benefit from screening include people born or who

15. Respiratory Diseases | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2018 - Completion of Tuberculosis Therapy Incomplete tuberculosis therapy can lead to: Increased risk … Development of drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis. … Patients With Tuberculosis Who Completed Treatment Within 1 Year Patients with tuberculosis who completed … Denominator: U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population treated for tuberculosis. … Monitoring tuberculosis programs: National Tuberculosis Indicator Project, United States, 2002-2008.

16. Archived: Tuberculosis Infection, Including Bacille Calmette-Guérin Immunization: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 11, 2014 - for the Elimination of Tuberculosis. … for Elimination of Tuberculosis. … Screening for tuberculosis and tuberculosis infection in high-risk populations: recommendations of the … Control of tuberculosis in the United States. … Treatment of tuberculosis and tuberculosis infection in adults and children.

17. Final Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 17, 2021 - infection; TB=tuberculosis; TST=tuberculin skin test. … What are the benefits of targeted screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in primary care … Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Guide for Primary Health Care Providers. Published 2020. … Tuberculosis Data. Published 2020. Accessed May 24, 2021. … https://www.who.int/teams/global-tuberculosis-programme/data

18. Archived: Final Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 25, 2014 - Share to Email Print archived Final Research Plan Latent Tuberculosis … infection; QOL = quality of life; TB = tuberculosis; TST = tuberculin skin test. … For adults with latent tuberculosis infection, treatment may improve health outcomes, such as quality … of life, or reduce mortality, progression to active tuberculosis, or its transmission (key question … Is there direct evidence that targeted screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in primary

19. Missed TB | PSNet
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    March 03, 2010 - Several days later, the AFB cultures began growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis . … Tuberculosis as a primary cause of respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. … Patient mortality of active pulmonary tuberculosis requiring mechanical ventilation. … Induced sputum and bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. … Pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as acute respiratory failure: radiologic findings.

20. Incidence, duration and risk factors associated with delayed and missed diagnostic opportunities related to tuberculosis: a population-based longitudinal study. | PSNet
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    May 19, 2021 - Incidence, duration and risk factors associated with delayed and missed diagnostic opportunities related to tuberculosis … Incidence, duration and risk factors associated with delayed and missed diagnostic opportunities related to tuberculosis … This cohort study, consisting of 3,500 patients with tuberculosis (TB) over a 17-year period, found that … Incidence, duration and risk factors associated with delayed and missed diagnostic opportunities related to tuberculosis