Minnesota Refugee Health Provider Guide
Tuberculosis
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Provider guide: chapter four
Appendices
Resources
Provider guide: chapter four
- Tuberculosis
(PDF: 599KB/13 pages)
The most distinguishing characteristic of the epidemiology of TB disease in Minnesota is the very large proportion of TB cases reported among foreign-born persons.
Appendices:
- Services Offered
by the Minnesota Department of Health TB Prevention and Control Program
The Minnesota TB Program offers TB medication services, consultation and education, case management, and tracking immigrants and refugees with TB Class conditions.
Resources
- Diagnostic Standards and Classification of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children. (PDF: 151KB/20 pages)
Official statement of the American Thoracic Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Attention: Non-MDH link
- CDC: Tuberculosis (TB)
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Attention: Non-MDH link
- Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Guide for Primary Health Care Providers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Interactive Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis: What the Clinician Should Know
An online course from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2004) that provides basic information about TB for clinicians. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Treatment of Tuberculosis (PDF: 1.46MB/88 pages)
Guidelines for treatment of TB disease. An official statement of the American Thoracic Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. MMWR, June 20, 2003, 52(RR11); 1-77. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Tuberculosis (TB)
MDH comprehensive tuberculosis site, with extensive resources, translated materials, and links to other TB-related websites, including CDC and the American Thoracic Society. See "For Health Care Professionals" section. 651-201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414.
- The BCG World Atlas
This interactive website provides detailed information on current and past BCG policies and practices for over 180 countries. The Atlas is designed to be a useful resource for clinicians, policymakers and researchers alike, providing information that may be helpful for better interpretation of TB diagnostics as well as design of new TB vaccines. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Hennepin
County Public Health Clinic
Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis and treatment of latent TB infection in high risk individuals. Attention: Non-MDH link
- St. Paul/Ramsey
County Department of Public Health TB Clinic
Tuberculosis control program: 651-266-1343. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Olmsted
County: Tuberculosis Clinic
Tuberculosis (TB) Control: TB screening, case follow-up, and clinic services. Attention: Non-MDH link
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