Introduction
References
Transmission
and Pathogenesis
Transmission
Pathogenesis
Classification
System
Epidemiology
of TB in the United States
Trends
Risk Groups
Outbreaks
and Transmission Sites
Screening
for TB Disease and Infection
Groups
That Should Be Screened
Tuberculin
Skin Testing
Administration
of the Tuberculin Test
Classification
of the Tuberculin Reaction
Anergy
Testing
Two-Step
Testing
Diagnosis
of TB
Medical
History
Physical
Examination
Tuberculin
Skin Testing
Radiographic
Examination
Diagnostic
Microbiology
Specimen
Collection
Laboratory
Examination
Preventive
Therapy: Treatment of TB Infection
Candidates
Standard
Regimens
Alternative
Regimens
Monitoring
Treatment
of TB Disease
Adherence
Pulmonary
TB
Extrapulmonary
TB
Pregnant
or Lactating Women
Children
and Adolescents
Drug-Resistant
TB
Persons
with Additional Medical Problems
Monitoring
Adverse
Reactions
Response
to Treatment
Infection
Control
Infectiousness
Infection
Control
Administrative
Controls
Engineering
Controls
Personal
Respirators
Community
TB Control
Role of
the Health Department
Surveillance
Containment
Contact
Investigation
Overall
Planning and Policy
Role
of Voluntary Organizations
BCG
Vaccination
Recommendations
for the Use of BCG Vaccine
Interpretation
of Tuberculin Reactions in Persons with a History of BCG Vaccination
Tables
Regimen Options for Treatment
First-Line TB Drugs
TB Drugs in Special Situations
Second-Line TB Drugs
Selected Bibliography
Self-Test