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Guide for Primary Health Care Providers: Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Abstract This booklet provides recommendations on targeted tuberculin testing, treatment of LTBI, and clinical monitoring. It serves as a reference resource that highlights the main points and recent updates to the "Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection" guidelines published in 2000. Publisher CDC NCHHSTP Office of Communications 1600 Clifton Rd NE MS E-07 Atlanta, GA 30333 http://www.cdc.gov/tb Item Number: 99-8212 Publication Date 2005 Author CDC NCHHSTP Division of Tuberculosis Elimination New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute Format Booklet Physical Description 35 p.: col., appendices, refs. Language English Country of Origin United States Audiences Health Professionals, Nurses, Physicians Document URL HTML: http://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/LTBI/d efault.htm PDF: http://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/LTBI/p df/TargetedLTBI05.pdf Topic Diagnosis, Diagnosis- Skin Test, Treatment, Treatment- Adverse Reactions, Treatment- Latent TB Infection, Treatment- Medication Information, Treatment- Patient Adherence To order this material, contact the Organization in the Available From field. To view this material online, click the link in the Document URL field. Disclaimer: The information on the TB Education and Training Resources Web Site is made available as a public service. Neither the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor the National Prevention Information Network endorses the organizations, Web sites, and materials presented. It is the responsibility of the user to evaluate this information prior to use based on individual, community, and organizational needs and standards.