Updated Recommendations for TB Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel
May 16, 2019 – Changes in recommendations reflect the overall decrease of TB cases and the low incidence of TB among health care personnel due to occupational exposure.
Historically, U.S. health care personnel were at increased risk for latent TB infection (LTBI) and TB disease from occupational exposures, but recent data suggest that this is no longer the case. CDC and the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association have updated the 2005 CDC recommendations for testing health care personnel.
Resources
- Media Summary: Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019
- MMWR: Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019
- Additional Resources
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2019 TB Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel Recommendations
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Key Changes in 2019 TB Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel Recommendations
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CDC and the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association have updated the 2005 CDC recommendations for testing health care personnel given the changing epidemiology of TB in the United States.
