A Newsletter of the
Virginia Department of Health
Division of Disease Prevention
Through the AcidFast Blast, the Division of Disease Prevention communicates to its constituents current trends and issues on treating TB in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Division of Disease Prevention welcomes comments from readers.
December 2005 |September 2005 | April 2005 | January 2005
August 2004 | June 2004 | May 2004 | January 2004
August 2003 | May 2003 | March 2003 | January 2003
December 2002 | November 2002 | September 2002 | July 2002
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September 2007
Administering TB Medications to Children
Targeted Testing: Deciding Who's From a High Prevalence Country
Traveling Spittoon Award Winners
December 2005
Warning Issued Against Some Imported Cheese
Window-period Prophylaxis following Exposure to Active Tuberculosis
Targeted Testing: Deciding Who’s from a High Prevalence Country
September 2005
Hurricane Katrina and Tuberculosis
Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
Announcements
All Topics
Travelling Spittoon Award Winners
Issues in Tuberculin Testing
Technical Assistance for Assisted Living...
Newly Recognized Risk for Developing TB Infection...
TB Outreach Worker...
All Topics
January 2005
Tuberculosis in Children
Tips for Administering Medication...
Interjurisdictional Referrals
All Topics
August 2004
Errors in Tuberculin Skin Testing
A New Risk Factor for Developing TB Disease
What Mask Do I Use?
All Topics
June 2004
Guidelines for Determining Completion of Treatment
May 2004
DTC Congratulates the Spittoon Winners for 2003
Report on DTC Medication Survey Undertaken in 2003
Additional Info. from DCLS Regarding Communications & Expectations
In Reprise, Protocol for Obtaining Telephone Reports
TB Drugs and Ototoxicity
All topics
January 2004
Revisions to the Treatment Recommendations for LTBI
World Drug-Resistance Information
The Golden Rule of Interjurisdictional Transfers...
New Antiviral Medications and the Treatment of TB
Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia with Fluoroquinolones
All topics
August 2003
A Big Thank You!
Timing of Tuberculosis Testing and Smallpox Vaccination
Administration of Crushed Tablets in Solids and Liquids
Update on Recent Legislation Affecting TB Control Activities
All topics
May 2003
Spittoon Winners Announced
TB Drug Resistance in VA
Use of Intermittent Therapy with HIV-Infected Patients
CDC's Binational TB Referral & Case Management System
All topics
March 2003
Translated Educational Materials
New Statement on the Treatment of TB
Where do all those encounters go?
All topics
January 2003
DOT as standard of care
Contact Investigation Guidelines
Additional Investigation Guidelines
Guidelines for Children, HIV positive...
All topics
December 2002
Reporting Issues from Hospitals
Mandate to report...TB disease
Responsibilities of the local HD
Treatment plans
Duty to notify...involuntary isolation
Cultural assistance for health care providers
All topics
November 2002
Criteria for discharge from hospital to home
Criteria for discharge from isolation...
...What is the true date of that sputum specimen?
...Is that Treatment plan correct?
All topics
September 2002
...Recent Arrivals from the Philippines
Issues...Delivery of Medication to Patients
Frequency of follow-up sputum collection...
All topics
July 2002
Introduction
Short course therapy regimens...
What is daily DOT?
Use of Risk Assessments and Clearance Letters...
Intermittent Treatment Regimens for HIV-Infected Individuals
New Discharge/Treatment Plan Template
All topics
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