Control of Tuberculosis (TB)

Control of Tuberculosis (TB)
“Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States” (Endorsed by IDSA)

American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine 2005; 172:1169–227

During 1993–2003, incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States decreased 44% and is now occurring at a historic low level (14,874 cases in 2003)… In this statement, the American Thoracic Society (ATS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) propose recommendations to improve the control and prevention of TB in the United States and to progress toward its elimination.