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CDC Prevention and control of tuberculosis in correctional facilities recommendations of the advisory council for the elimination of tuberculosis.
MMWR. 1996; 45(RR-8):1-27.

Centers for Disease Control Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/

CDC Guidelines for using the QuantiFERONŽ-TB gold test for detecting mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, United States.
MMWR. 2005; 54(RR15):49-55.

CDC Guidelines for the investigation of contacts of persons with infectious tuberculosis: national tuberculosis controllers association and CDC.
MMWR. 2005; 54(RR15):1-37.

TB Education and Training Resources Center
http://www.findtbresources.org/scripts/index.cfm

CDC Appendix B: Recommendations for the investigation of contacts of persons with infectious tuberculosis (TB.)
MMWR. 2005; 54(RR15):43-47.

CDC Targeted tuberculin testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection.
MMWR. 2000; 49(RR6):1-54.

CDC Treatment of tuberculosis.
MMWR. 2003; 52(RR11):1-77.

The Body Tuberculosis Fact Sheet Number 518.
Available at: http://www.thebody.com/nmai/pdfs/tb.pdf

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Main Article:Tuberculosis in Corrections
Editor's Letter Authors: David Alain Wohl, MD
Case Study February 2006 Case Series
TB101: Rifamycin Dosing in TB/HIV Co-infection
IDCR-o-GRAM: Protocol for Screening Inmates for TB in Long-Term Correctional Facilities
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