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Tuberculosis Forms
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Case Forms
Reports should be made when any of the following is true:
- TB is one of the primary differential diagnoses. This often occurs when:
- Signs and symptoms of TB are present and/or
- The patient has an abnormal chest x-ray consistent with TB or
- The patient is started on multi-drug therapy for TB
- When specimen smears are positive for acid fast bacilli (AFB)
- When the patient has a positive culture for M. tuberculosis complex (e.g. M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. canetti, M. africanum)
- When a pathology report is consistent with tuberculosis.
When a TB case is first reported, please submit the case report form, as well as Chest X-ray/CT readings. Update the case report upon TB verification and case closure.
Contact Investigation Forms
Please submit the contact investigation form 1) after first round screening 2) after second round screening and 3) after any contacts diagnosed with LTBI have completed their treatment course.
Treatment of LTBI Forms
Submit the LTBI Data Form for clients treated for LTBI, excluding clients that have been submitted via the contact investigation form above.
Transfer Forms (Case, Contact, LTBI, B-waiver)
Reimbursement forms
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