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Screening and Treatment Recommendations for People Exposed to Multidrug Resistant TB

Guideline
Screening and Treatment Recommendations for People Exposed to Multidrug Resistant TB

This document provides specific guidance for screening and post- screening management of all people who have been identified through public health investigations as having been exposed to multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB). Recommendations for symptomatic contacts, children less than 5 years of age and those who are highly immunocompromised (see step 1B) are different from other groups.

Author:

Minnesota Department of Health

Audiences:

Persons with TB

Topic:

TB Treatment

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