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Tuberculosis Control

NC Tuberculosis Policy Manual

10th Edition, April 2007
Revised Dec. 2009

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UPDATES
  • TB Policy Manual: Chapters I, II, III, IV, VI, IX, and X
    updated Dec. 09 (see below)
  • TB Policy Manual: Chapters II, III, IV, V, VI, IX,
    X and XI updated Jan. 09

    • Memos
  • American Lung Association Incentive and Housing Funds,
    July 1, 2008 (PDF)
  • STD and TB Biological Ordering Programs Merged,
    May 6, 2008 (PDF)
  • TB Specimen Acceptance Criteria, May 6, 2008 (PDF)
  • Measuring TB Contact Investigation Timeliness,
    January 30, 2008 (PDF)
  • Addition of Nucleic Acid Testing for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex, July 13, 2007 (PDF)

    • Manual Changes
  • Memo: Changes to the 2007 TB Policy Manual,
    January 7, 2010 (PDF)
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    The policy manual chapters are provided in pdf format. You will need Version 9 or higher of the free Adobe Reader to access them. Download the latest version from Adobe.


      ChapterTitle File SizePages
        Table of Contents 94 KB 8
      Chapter IIntroduction (Rev. 12/09) 19 KB 2
      Chapter II Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Testing (TST) and Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRAS) (Rev. 12/09) 1 MB 23
      Chapter III Targeted Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) (Rev. 12/09) 168 KB 12
      Chapter IV Diagnosis and Treatment of TB Disease in HIV-Negative Individuals (Rev. 12/09) 299 KB 43
      Chapter VTB and HIV/AIDS (Rev. 1/09) 124 KB 9
      Chapter VI TB Drugs (Rev. 12/09) 193 KB 8
      Chapter VIIContact Investigation 190 KB 10
      Chapter VIIIInfection Control 200 KB 13
      Chapter IX Selected Resources (Rev. 12/09) 1.4 MB 78
      Chapter X Record Management (Rev. 12/09) 1 MB 25
      Chapter XITB-Related Laws (Rev. 1/09) 319 KB 45



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