Tuberculosis Information for Medical Providers

 

• TB News
  

  	Henrico HD Tuberculosis Team
  	Rosalie Bieda, RN TB Program Coordinator		Lynne Blackburn, RN Public Health Nurse
  	Stephen Richard, MD Clinical Director		Mehrima Matrood TB Outreach Worker

  • Current Recommended Guidelines during PPD Shortage 9-11-13
  • VDH Guidelines for Use of Isoniazid During Shortages
• TB Discharge Form    TB Treatment/Discharge Plan Template (2005A-TB-004)
  

 

• Mandated Reporting is required for

1. 1. All cases of active disease
   2. TB disease suspects
   3. Results of smears that are positive for acid-fast bacilli
   4. Results for cultures positive for M. Tuberculosis, or any positive mycobacterium culture
   5. Radiological findings that may suggest Tuberculosis
   6. Latent TB infection in children less than 4 years old
   7. Positive PPD for children less than 4 years old
      Reporting Form (Epi-1, Revised 2011)

• CDC Guidelines for Latent TB Infection
  1. Latent TB Infection
  2. Latent TB Infection Updates
  3. Latent TB Infection: A Guide for Pimary Health Care Providers
  4. IGRA Blood Tests
  5. Health-Care Setting Guidelines
  6. Correctional and Detention Facilities
  7. Treatment of Tuberculosis
  8. Treatment of Tuberculosis Errata (please note error corrected in Table 3)
  9. Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States (Criteria during therapy when patient has become non-infectious, p. 9, Box 3)
• Henrico County TB STATS
  Virginia Reportable Disease Surveillance Data
• VDH TB Control and Prevention Webpage
• CDC, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination Web-based Courses
• CDC Tuberculosis Publications Order Form
• Standards for Licensed Assisted Living Facilities

For more information or consultation contact:
Henrico Health Department Tuberculosis Program
Phone: 804-501-4651
Fax: 804-501-4232
Eliana.Alexina@vdh.virginia.gov