TB Education and Training Resource Guide—OUTBREAKS (Printable Version)

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Cluster of Tuberculosis Cases among Exotic Dancers and Their Close Contacts-Kansas, 1994-2000. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 50(15):291-293, April 20, 2001
This report describes the results of the investigation of a cluster of TB cases that occurred in Kansas from 1994 to 2000 among women with a history of working as exotic dancers and persons who were close contacts of the dancers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001).
Audience: health professionals, nurses, physicians
Format: report, 2 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/mmwrhtml/mmwr_highrisk.htm
Available from: Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter St, Waltham Woods Corporate Center, Waltham, MA 02451-1411; 800-843-6356; www.massmed.org. Paper copies of single issues cost $5.25.

Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis Outbreak in a State Correctional Facility Housing HIV-Infected Inmates-South Carolina, 1999-2000. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 49(46):1041-1044, November 24, 2000
This report describes an outbreak of drug-susceptible TB that occurred in a South Carolina state correctional facility housing HIV-infected inmates and illustrates the need for increased vigilance for TB in settings in which HIV-infected persons congregate (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2000).
Audience: health professionals, nurses, physicians
Format: report, 4 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/mmwrhtml/mmwr_correctional.htm
Available from: Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter St, Waltham Woods Corporate Center, Waltham, MA 02451-1411; 800-843-6356; www.massmed.org. Paper copies of single issues cost $5.25.

Tuberculosis Outbreaks in Prison Housing Units for HIV-Infected Inmates-California, 1995-1996. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 48(04), February 5, 1999
This report describes the investigations of two TB outbreaks that occurred in two state correctional institutions with dedicated HIV housing units (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1999).
Audience: correctional personnel, health professionals
Format: report, 4 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm4804.pdf
Available from: Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter St, Waltham Woods Corporate Center, Waltham, MA 02451-1411; 800-843-6356; www.massmed.org. Paper copies of single issues cost $5.25.