Report
Sexual and Reproductive Health of Persons Aged 10-24 Years - United States, 2002-2007
Updated Guidelines for the Use of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
This report presents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) updated recommendations on the use of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAA) for TB diagnosis. These revised guidelines were developed on the basis of a report by a panel of clinicians, laboratorians, and TB control officials. The panel was convened by CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and in consultation with the Advisory Council for the Elimination of TB (ACET).
Orphanhood and the Living Arrangements of Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
Report of an Expert Consultation on the Uses of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
This report on the uses of nucleic acid amplification (NAA) tests for diagnosis of TB is based on contributions of an expert panel of consultants convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL).
Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity Report 2008: Volume 1: County Summary
Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity Report 2008: Volume 2: County Service Planning Areas
Report of Expert Consultations on Rapid Molecular Testing to Detect Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the United States
This report presents results from an expert panel convened by CDC to examine the current status of rapid drug-resistance (DR) testing in the United States; to research published evidence and current guidelines; and to provide guidance and make recommendations to CDC for developing a system to provide access to rapid drug-susceptibility testing to all TB control programs in the United States. The panel recommended that CDC establish regional laboratories to provide molecular drug-resistance testing services to state and local TB programs.