California Tuberculosis Risk Assessment Tool and User Guide
This tool is designed to help clinicians select adults for LTBI testing who are at high-risk for TB exposure or progression to TB disease. The tool calls out 3 groups for testing: foreign-born; immunosuppressed (e.g., HIV, TNF alpha inhibitor use, steroids, organ transplant); and contacts.
Author:
California Department of Public Health, California TB Controllers Association, Curry International TB Center, Curry International TB Center, California Department of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control Branch, CDHS DCDC VRDL, CTCA
Audiences:
Health Professionals
Topic:
Diagnosis- Screening
Country of Origin:
United States
Global resources for the prevention,
management, and elimination of TB.