The following corrections/revisions were made May 6, 2005 to the 2004 N.C. TB Control Policy Manual. Items in bold reflect policy revisions or significant updates.

Chapter II

P. 5 Item l.1 → correction of NCAC reference

Chapter IV

P. 1 Item 5 → addition of diagnostic testing guidelines for pediatric cases

P. 5 Item 4.b → new statement about steroids for meningeal TB in children

P. 13 Item 2.d → perform hearing/ataxia testing every month while taking SM

P. 16 Item K.2.e → changed e to d

P. 29 Item Z → maximum dose for daily ethambutol in children and adults is now 2.5 gm

Item AA → corrected table for PZA; twice weekly dose for 56-75 kg is 3000 mg (40.0-53.6)

P. 25-30 → New English and Spanish model Isolation Orders for TB Control and for Limiting Freedom of Movement and Access

Chapter V

P. 2 Item B.1 → corrected NCAC reference

P. 2 Items B.2 and B.3 → new recommendations for annual tuberculin skin testing

P. 6 Item 7.c → now reads "…treat for total of 9 months to include a minimum of 4 months…"

Chapter VII

P. 1 Item A.1.c → first bullet…ages 5 through 14

P. 1 Item A.1.e → made contact pleural (contact s)

P. 4 Items C.3 & 4 → repeat chest x-ray in children <15 if they convert their TST at 3 mo.

Chapter VIII

P. 5 Item C.1-4 → added "infectious" before TB cases in the 2nd bullets

Chapter IX

P. 6 Deleted "TB" from Nurse Consultant's signature line

P. 8 Deleted "TB disease" from 2 nd bullet of agreement

P. 10 Revised map of TB Nurse Consultant Regions and updated contact information

P. 18 Added "FDA" in front of 'approved' under 4.a, both bullets

P. 51-53 Revised Clinical Pathway for Managing TB Suspects/Cases

P. 54 Added District of Columbia information to TB Control Offices

Chapter X

P. 3 Revised record retention schedule for health departments

Chapter XI

P. 30 Added rule 10 NCAC 41A .0202 Control Measures - HIV