Infectious disease surveillance 2014 : latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). : PS84-156/7-2017E-PDF
"Screening for LTBI in CSC continues to be an important public health function. Foreign-born inmates had the highest proportion of positive TST results. TST conversions continue to be detected which are indicative of ongoing transmission. Inmates with a positive TST and positive blood test results are offered prophylactic treatment for LTBI"--Page [1].
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Ministère/Organisme | Correctional Service Canada, issuing body. |
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Titre | Infectious disease surveillance 2014 : latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). |
Variante du titre | At head of title : Health services quick facts |
Type de publication | Monographie |
Langue | [Anglais] |
Autres langues publiées | [Français] |
Format | Électronique |
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Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Surveillance des maladies infectieuses - 2014 : infection tuberculeuse latente (ITL). Caption title. Includes bibliographical references. |
Information sur la publication | [Ottawa] : Correctional Service Canada = Service correctionnel Canada, February 2017. |
Description | 1 online resource (1 unnumbered page) : charts |
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Descripteurs | Tuberculosis -- Canada -- Statistics. |