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Georgia Tuberculosis Reference Guide

This manual responds to clinicians' questions about tuberculosis infection, disease, and control. The standards and guidelines are based on the work and experiences of the American Thoracic Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Infectious Disease Society of America, Emory University, the World Health Organization, and the Atlanta TB Prevention Coalition.

Author:

Georgia Department of Human Resources, Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health, TB Program

Topic:

BCG Vaccine, Children, Diagnosis, Treatment Guidelines Materials, Infection Control, Treatment - Latent TB infection (Inactive TB), Pregnancy, TB Skin Test, Treatment- TB Disease, TB Treatment

Country of Origin:

United States

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