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Home Alone or Time Out: A Patient’s Story about TB Isolation

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Home Alone or Time Out: A Patient’s Story about TB Isolation

This resource provides a patient’s perspective by presenting one patient’s story of being on home isolation.

Author:

Easterly, M. B., Virginia Department of Health, Division of Disease Prevention, Tuberculosis Control and Prevention Program

Audiences:

Persons With LTBI

Topic:

Advocacy/Communications, Infection Control

Country of Origin:

United States

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