Index of Topics

AcidFast Blast (2002 to current)

Topics are listed alphabetically.
(There aren't any topics listed under letters J, N, W, X, and Z.)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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A

Administration (of TB Skin Test) -- April 2005

Adolescents (administration of medication) -- January 2005

Adults (administration of medication) -- January 2005

Arthritis Medicines

• Remicade -- April 2005
• Enbrel -- April 2005
• Humera -- April 2005

Awards

• Best Practice Initiative -- March 2003
• Brown, Matilda -- April 2005
• Outreach Worker - April 2005
• Traveling Spittoon Award -- May 2003 | May 2004 | April 2005

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B

Binational Referrals -- May 2003

Biologic Response Modifiers -- April 2005

Boosting -- April 2005

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C

Case Management -- May 2003

Children

• Administration of crushed tablets in solids -- August 2003
• Contact investigation guidelines for under age 4 -- July 2002
• Tuberculosis in Children -- January 2005
• Window Prophylaxis -- Dec 2005

Clearance Letters -- July 2002

Completion of Treatment for TB Disease -- June 2004

Congregate Settings -- April 2005

Contacts Window prophylaxis --Dec 2005

Contact Investigation -- January 2003

Cultural Assistance -- December 2002

Cure TB -- March 2003

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D

DCLS -- May 2004

Detainees

• Immigration -- March 2003
• Jails -- March 2003
• Prisons -- March 2003

Directly Observed Therapy -- July 2002 | September 2002 | January 2003

DOT -- July 2002 | September 2002 | January 2003

Discharge Plan Template -- July 2002

Discharge Criteria -- November 2002

• Hospital to Home -- November 2002
• From Isolation -- November 2002

Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services -- May, 2004

Dosage Calculator -- November 2002

Drug Resistance -- May 2003 | January 2004

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E

Education Materials -- March 2003

EMS - Duty to Notify -- December 2002

Epidemiology

• World Drug Resistance -- January 2004

Errors in TST Administration -- August 2004

Ethambutol (Administration of) -- January 2005

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F

Fluoroquinolones -- January 2004

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G

Guidelines

• Administration of Crushed Tablets in Solids -- August 2003
• Administration of TB medications to infants, adolescents, young children and adults -- January 2005
• Completion of Treatment -- June 2004
• Contact Investigation -- January 2003
• Contact Investigation for Children and Immune suppressed -- January 2003
• DOT -- January 2003
• Masks -- August 2004
• Sputum collection -- September 2002 | November 2002 | May 2004
• Reporting suspected/confirmed TB disease -- December 2002
• Treatment of Tuberculosis -- March 2003
• Treatment of Latent TB Infection -- January 2004
• Use of Intermittent therapy -- May 2003

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H

Health Care Settings

• Transmission -- April 2005
• Prevention -- April 2005

High prevalence countries-- Dec 2005

HIV-Infected

• Contact investigation guidelines -- January 2003
• Treatment regimens -- July 2002 | January 2004
• Rifampin use -- July 2002
• Rifabutin Use -- July 2002
• Use of intermittent therapy -- May 2003
• Window Prophylaxis -- Dec 2005

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I

Immigrants -- December 2002

Immigration detainees -- March 2003

Immunosuppression

• Contact Investigation Guidelines -- January 2003
• Immunosuppression -- April 2005

Infants (administration of medication) -- January 2005

Infection Control -- August 2004

Interjursidictional Referrals -- January 2004 | January 2005

• Intrastate Referral Guidelines -- January 2005
• Interstate Referral Guidelines -- January 2005
• International Referral Guidelines -- January 2005

Intermittent Therapy -- May 2003

Involuntary Isolation -- December 2002

Isolation -- November 2002

• Release from hospital isolation -- November 2002
• Release from isolation -- November 2002
• Duty to Notify Public Safety employees -- December 2002

Isoniazid (Administration of) -- January 2005

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K

Katrina --September 2005

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L

Latent TB Infection

• New Risk Factor -- August 2004
• Targeted testing -- March 2003
• Treatment -- January 2004

Laws (Virginia Tuberculosis Control Laws Guidebook) -- December 2002

Legislation affecting TB Control Activities -- August 2003

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M

M. bovis--Dec 2005

Mask Recommendations -- August 2004

Medication Issues

• Administration of crushed medication in solids -- August 2003
• Administration of crushed/liquid TB medications with food -- Jan 2005
• Adolescents -- January 2005
• Adults -- January 2005
• Children -- January 2005
• Delivery -- September 2002
• District Survey -- May 2004
• Dosages -- November 2002
• Forms available (tablet, liquid) -- January 2005
• Hypoglycemia with fluoroquinolones -- January 2004
• Hyperglycemia with fluoroquinolones -- January 2004
• Infants (administration of medication) -- January 2005
• Refills -- September 2002
• Swallowing pills -- January 2005

Model Center -- September 2005

Monitoring

• Appropriateness of Treatment -- November 2002
• Drug resistance -- May 2003
• Ototoxicity -- May 2004

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O

Ototoxicity -- May 2004

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P

Patient Education Materials -- March 2003

Philippines -- September 2002

Pyrazinamide (Administration of) -- January 2005

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Q

Quantiferon -- April 2005

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R

Recent arrivals from Philippines -- September 2002

Reading (a TB Skin Test) -- April 2005

Recommendations for:

• Completion of Treatment -- June 2004
• DOT -- July 2002 | January 2003
• Drug resistant disease -- May 2003
• Masks -- August 2004
• Sputum Collection -- September 2002 | November 2002
• Treatment of Latent TB Infection -- January 2004
• Treatment of Tuberculosis -- March 2003

Referrals

• Binational referrals to Mexico -- May 2003
• Interjursidictional -- January 2004 | January 2005

Refills -- September 2002

Refugees -- December 2002

Regimens for

• Active TB -- July 2002
• HIV-Infected Individuals -- July 2002
• Latent TB Infection -- January 2004

Reporting

• From hospitals -- December 2002

Reporting Suspected and Confirmed TB Disease -- December 2002

Respiratory Infection Control

• Congregate Settings - April 2005

Responsibilities of Local Health Departments

• Reporting and control of TB -- December 2002

Rifabutin use with HIV-Infected cases -- July 2002

Rifampin (Administration of) -- January 2005

Rifampin use with HIV-Infected Cases -- July 2002

Risk Assessments -- July 2002 | March 2003 | August 2004

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S

Screening For TB -- September 2005

Shelter Screening -- September 2005

Short Course Therapy Regimens for Active TB -- July 2002 | November 2002

Side effects

• Ototoxicity -- May 2004

Skin Testing -- April 2005

Smallpox vaccine and tuberculin testing -- August 2003

Social Service Requirements for TST & Risk Assessments -- July 2002

Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center -- September 2005

Spittoon Awards

• 2003 -- May 2003
• 2004 -- May 2004

Sputum Collection -- Sept. 2002 | Nov. 2002 | August 2003 | May 2004

Survey, District Medication -- May, 2004

Swallowing pills (adults and children) -- January 2005

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T

Targeted Tuberculin Testing -- March 2003

High prevalence countries -- Dec 2005

TBNet -- March 2003 | May 2003

Telephone Reports -- May 2004

Testing

• Errors in TST administration -- August 2004
• Issues in Tuberculin Skin Testing -- April 2005
• New legislation -- August 2003
• New Risk Factor -- August 2004
• Tuberculin, targeted -- March 2003
• With smallpox vaccine -- August 2003

Transfers, Interjursidictional -- January 2004 | January 2005

Translated education materials -- March 2003

Treatment Issues with Recent Arrivals from Philippines -- September 2002

Treatment Issues

• Administration of crushed tablets in solids -- August 2003 | January 2005
• Completion of Treatment -- June 2004
• DOT -- January 2003
• Hyperglycemia with fluoroquinolones -- January 2004
• Hypoglycemia with fluoroquinolones -- January 2004
• Medication Delivery -- September 2002
• Ototoxicity -- May 2004
• Refills -- September 2002
• Monitoring for Appropriateness of Treatment -- November 2002
• Use of Intermittent Therapy -- May 2003
• Window prophylaxis for high-risk contacts -- Dec 2005

Treatment of:

• Active TB -- July 2002 | March 2003
• Active TB of HIV-Infected Individuals -- July 2002 | January 2004
• Determining completion of treatment -- June 2004
• Drug resistant disease -- May 2003 | January 2004
• Latent TB Infection -- January 2004
• High Risk Contacts -- Dec 2005

Treatment Plan

• Monitoring -- November 2002
• Requirements -- December 2002
• Template -- July 2002

Two-Step Testing -- April 2005

Tuberculin

• Errors in TST administration -- August 2004
• Issues in Tuberculin Testing -- April 2005
• New legislation -- August 2003
• With smallpox vaccine -- August 2003
• Targeted testing -- March 2003

Tuberculin Skin Test

• Issues in Tuberculin Skin Testing -- April 2005

Tuberculosis

Caused by M. bovis -- Dec 2005
Caused by cheese-- Dec 2005
Spread by food-- Dec 2005

Tuberculosis Center -- September 2005

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U

University of Virginia -- December 2002

UVA -- December 2002

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V

Virginia Tuberculosis Control Laws Guidebook -- December 2002

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W

Window prophylaxis
For high risk contacts-- Dec 2005

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Y

Young Children (administration of medication) -- January 2005

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