This videotape presents a comedic skit that illustrates the complexities involving care of a difficult inmate who has active TB disease and the collaboration needed to identify contacts and treat the inmate to cure. The videotape addresses transmission and infectiousness, medication regimen, length of treatment, and the need for good specimen collection and types of specimens.
Audiences:
Correctional Facility Staff
Focus Area:
TB
Subjects:
Treatment- Patient Adherence
Case Management
Contact Investigation/Contact Tracing
Correctional Facilities/Agencies
Treatment- TB Disease
Publication Date:
2002
Format:
Video