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Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Associated with Failed Completion of Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection - Chickasaw County, Mississippi, June 1999--March 2002. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 52(11): 222-224, March 21, 2003.

This report summarizes the results of an investigation of the patients and their contacts in Chickasaw County, Mississippi during the period from June 1999 to March 2002, and demonstrates the need for strategies to increase the proportion of infected contacts that successfully complete treatment for latent TB infection (LTBI).

Audiences:
Health Professionals
Author:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Office of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Series, CDC MMWR
Focus Area:
TB
Subjects:
Contact Investigation/Contact Tracing
Treatment - Latent TB infection (Inactive TB)
TB Treatment
Publication Date:
2003
Format:
Report
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Last Updated Date:
Publication ID:
32322