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Protect Your Family and Friends from TB: The TB Contact Investigation
Author:
CDC NCHHSTP Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Global Tuberculosis Institute at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Publication Date:
2005
Country of Origin:
United States
Format:
Booklet
Language:
English
Abstract
This booklet is one of several culturally-appropriate patient education materials produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute. All of these patient education materials can be found on the following webpage: www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/CulturalMaterials.htm. This booklet provides information about talking with your healthcare worker during a contact investigation and what to do if you are named as a contact.Publisher:
CDC NCHHSTP Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Audience(s):
General Public
Topic:
Contact Investigation/Contact Tracing
Notes:
Other patient education materials in this collection include: "Get the Facts About TB Disease", "Staying on Track with TB Medicine", "What You Need to Know About TB Infection", "Take Steps to Control TB When You Have HIV", and "What You Need to Know About the TB Skin Test".
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