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Alaska Tuberculosis Program Manual - Epidemiology - State of Alaska

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Figure 4: TREATMENT ALGORITHM FOR ACTIVE, CULTURE-NEGATIVE TUBERCULOSIS AND INACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS IN<br />

ADULTS 51<br />

Low suspicion<br />

No treatment<br />

Criteria:<br />

High risk patient<br />

Abnormal CXR<br />

Negative AFB smear<br />

Positive TB skin test<br />

No other diagnosis<br />

High suspicion<br />

Treat with IRPE<br />

TB cultures negative<br />

No change in CXR<br />

TB cultures negative<br />

Clinical/CXR improvement<br />

TB cultures negative<br />

No change in CXR<br />

Treatment complete<br />

4 mo. Rifampin<br />

6 mo. Isoniazid<br />

2 mo. R/P<br />

(not recommended)<br />

0 mo. 1 mo. 2 mo. 3 mo. 4 mo. 5 mo. 6 mo. 9 mo.<br />

(Adapted from Blumberg, HM, Leonard MK, Jasmer RM. Update on the treatment <strong>of</strong> tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection. JAMA 2005;293:2776-84.)<br />

A L A S K A T U B E R C U L O S I S P R O G R A M M A N U A L Treatment <strong>of</strong> Tuber culosis Disease 6.37<br />

Revised November 2012

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