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    Contact Investigations 
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    • Tuberculosis Contact Investigations — United States, 2003–2012
      MMWR 2016; 64 (Nos. 50 & 51)

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    • TB Outbreak in a Long-Term–Care Facility for Mentally Ill Persons — Puerto Rico, 2010–2012
      MMWR 2012; 61 (No.39)

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    • Tuberculosis Outbreak Associated with a Homeless Shelter – Kane County, Illinois, 2007–2011
      MMWR 2012; 61 (No. 11, 186-189)
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    • Two Simultaneous Outbreaks of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Federated States of Micronesia, 2007—2009
      MMWR 2009; 58 (No. 10, 253-256)
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    • Investigation of a Genotype Cluster of Tuberculosis Cases — Detroit, Michigan, 2004–2007
      MMWR 2009; 58 (No. 09, 226-229)
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    • Workplace-Based Investigation of Contacts of a Patient with Highly Infectious Tuberculosis Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia, 2006
      MMWR 2008; 57 (No. 04, 94-98)

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    Page last reviewed: May 11, 2017
    Content source: Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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    • Personal Storiesplus icon
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        • Study Descriptions
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      • Model Performance Evaluation Program (MPEP)
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        • Executive Summary
        • Introduction
        • Background on Tests for Molecular Detection of DR
        • General Considerations and Principles for a Molecular DR Testing Service
        • Possible Scenarios and Scope of Testing for a Molecular DR Testing Service
        • Research Needs
        • General Recommendations of the Expert Panel
        • Communication Plan for the Report
        • Recommendations
        • References
        • Panel Members and CDC Participants
        • Appendix 1
        • Appendix 2
        • Appendix 3
      • The Uses of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for the Diagnosis of TBplus icon
        • General Considerations
        • General Recommendations of the Expert Panel
        • Recommendations to ACET, CDC, DTBE
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      • 2018 State and City Report
      • Archived State and City Reports
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        • Interactive Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis: What the Clinician Should Know
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        • Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
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        • Control & Elimination
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        • Aggregate Reports
        • CDC TB Surveillance Training
        • Core Curriculum
        • Effective TB Interviewing for Contact Investigation
        • Ethnographic Guides
        • False-Positive Investigation Toolkit
        • Forging Partnerships to Eliminate TB
        • Guide to Application of Genotyping
        • LTBI: A Guide for Primary Health Care Providers
        • Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Testing Products
        • Report of Verified Case of Tuberculosis (RVCT)
        • Self-Study Modules
        • TB Contact Investigation Interviewing Skills Course
        • TB eDOT Toolkit
        • Understanding the TB Cohort Review Process
      • Newslettersplus icon
        • TB Notes, No. 2, 2020
        • TB Notes, No. 1, 2020
        • TB Notes, No. 4, 2019
        • TB Notes, No. 3, 2019
        • TB Notes, No. 2, 2019
        • TB Notes, No. 1, 2019
        • TB Notes, No. 6, 2018 
        • TB Notes, No. 5, 2018
        • TB Notes, No. 4, 2018
        • TB Notes, No. 3, 2018
        • TB Notes, No. 2, 2018
        • TB Notes, No. 1, 2018
        • TB Notes, No. 5, 2017
        • TB Notes, No. 4, 2017
        • TB Notes, No. 3, 2017
        • TB Notes, No. 2, 2017
        • TB Notes, No. 1, 2017
        • TB Notes, No. 5, 2016
        • TB Notes, No. 4, 2016
        • TB Notes, No. 3, 2016
        • TB Notes, No. 2, 2016
        • TB Notes, No. 1, 2016
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        • Tuberculosis Laboratory Aggregate Reports
        • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
      • Slide Setsplus icon
        • Epidemiology of Tuberculosis Among Non-U.S.​–Born Persons in the United States, 1993–2016
        • Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis, 1-5 Slide Sets
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          • Facilitator Guide
        • Introduction to TB Genotyping
        • Core Curriculum
        • Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Correctional Facilities, United States, 1993-2017
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