Impact on USAF tuberculosis detection and control program given a low facility tuberculosis prevalence rate

Stephen E. Popper; Scott T. Hebrink; Dennis A. Smith; Terrence B. Stewart

doi:10.1093/milmed/161.7.432

Impact on USAF tuberculosis detection and control program given a low facility tuberculosis prevalence rate

Stephen E. Popper, Scott T. Hebrink, Dennis A. Smith, Terrence B. Stewart

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Isoniazid prophylaxis is a major part of the U.S. Air Force tuberculosis (TB) screening program and is closely tied to the efforts to eliminate TB. If a facility has a low prevalence rate of TB and there is no sound epidemiological evidence to rule out a false-positive TB skin test, a higher threshold for what constitutes a positive reaction in a given population may be appropriate. Criteria for preventive treatment in Air Force Instruction 48-115, para 3.4.2 and 3.4.5, should be expanded to incorporate the positive- predictive rate of the tuberculin skin test as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	432-435
Number of pages	4
Journal	Military Medicine
Volume	161
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/161.7.432
State	Published - Jul 1996
Externally published	Yes

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