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TB Technical Instructions for Civil Surgeons: What Health Department Staff Need to Know

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TB Technical Instructions for Civil Surgeons: What Health Department Staff Need to Know

This webpage provides a brief overview on what health department staff need to know abut the TB Technical Instructions. Technical Instructions are the requirements that civil surgeons and panel physicians must follow when evaluating persons as part of their application process.

Author:

CDC NCHHSTP Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

Audiences:

Civil Surgeons

Topic:

Diagnosis, Treatment Guidelines Materials

Country of Origin:

United States

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