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National TB Indicators Project:
Initial Indicators and Performance Targets
TB Priority Indicators and Program Objectives
In 2004 the Tuberculosis Evaluation Workgroup began an effort
to define high-priority national TB program objectives. The
Workgroup members, consisting of staff members of the Division
of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) and representatives from
state TB control programs, selected 16 national objectives.
Based on the 90th percentile state’s performance, 13
ambitious but realistic 2015 performance targets for the four
highest priority objectives were set (see table below). The
indicators for these objectives will be used to measure national
progress in controlling TB and toward the ultimate goal of
eliminating TB in the United States.
| National TB Program Objectives |
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Completion of treatment
Increase the percent of patients with newly diagnosed
TB, for whom 12 months of treatment or less is
indicated, who complete treatment within 12 months to
93% by 2015.
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| 2 |
TB case rate
1. Decrease the TB rate in U.S. born to no more than 0.7
cases/100,000 by 2015.
* Increase the average yearly decline in TB rates in
U.S. born to at least 11%.2. Decrease the TB rate in
foreign born to no more than 14 cases/100,000 by 2015.
* Increase the average yearly decline in TB rates in
foreign born to at least 4%.
3. Decrease the TB rate in U.S. born non-Hispanic
blacks to no more than 1.3 cases/100,000 by 2015.
4. Decrease the TB rate in children less than 5 years
of age to no more than 0.4 cases/100,000 by 2015.
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| 3 |
Contact investigations
1. Increase the percent of sputum-AFB-smear-positive TB
patients with at least one contact listed to 100% by
2015.
2. Increase the percent of contacts to
sputum-AFB-smear-positive TB cases who are evaluated for
infection and disease to 93% by 2015.
3. Increase the percent of contacts with newly
diagnosed latent TB infection who have started treatment
to 88% by 2015.
4. Increase the percent of contacts with newly
diagnosed latent TB infection who started treatment and
have completed treatment to 79% by 2015.
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Laboratory reporting
1. Increase the percent of culture-positive respiratory
TB patients with the identification of M. tuberculosis
complex reported by public health lab to submitter and
state TB program within 21 days of receipt of initial
diagnostic respiratory specimens to n% by 2015.
(Under review)2. Increase the percent of
culture-positive TB patients with initial drug
susceptibility results reported to 100% by 2015.
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