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Alaska Tuberculosis Program Manual - Epidemiology - State of Alaska

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Diagnosis and Treatment <strong>of</strong> Latent<br />

<strong>Tuberculosis</strong> Infection (LTBI) and<br />

<strong>Tuberculosis</strong> Disease in Children (under<br />

15 years <strong>of</strong> age)<br />

CONTENTS<br />

Introduction ............................................. 9.2<br />

Purpose................................................................ 9.2<br />

Background .......................................................... 9.3<br />

Pathogenesis <strong>of</strong> TB.............................................. 9.3<br />

Latent <strong>Tuberculosis</strong> Infection (LTBI) .... 9.5<br />

Diagnosis <strong>of</strong> latent TB infection ........................... 9.5<br />

Mantoux Tuberculin skin testing (TST) ................ 9.5<br />

Candidates for Mantoux TST ............................... 9.5<br />

TST recommendations for infants, children, and<br />

adolescents .......................................................... 9.6<br />

Administration and interpretation <strong>of</strong> the TST ....... 9.6<br />

Interferon-Gamma release assays ....................... 9.8<br />

BCG vaccine ........................................................ 9.9<br />

Management <strong>of</strong> children with a positive TST ..... 9.12<br />

Treatment <strong>of</strong> Latent TB<br />

Infection (LTBI) ..................................... 9.13<br />

LTBI treatment regimens ................................... 9.14<br />

Dosages for LTBI treatment regimens ............... 9.15<br />

Monitoring .......................................................... 9.17<br />

Side Effects and adverse reactions ................... 9.17<br />

Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) ..................................... 9.18<br />

Window period prophylaxis ................................ 9.18<br />

<strong>Tuberculosis</strong> Disease ........................... 9.20<br />

Diagnosis <strong>of</strong> tuberculosis ................................... 9.20<br />

Medical history ................................................... 9.20<br />

Physical examination ......................................... 9.20<br />

Radiology ........................................................... 9.21<br />

Bacteriologic testing ........................................... 9.22<br />

Gastric aspirates ................................................ 9.22<br />

Sputum collection ............................................... 9.22<br />

Bronchoscopy .................................................... 9.22<br />

Treatment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tuberculosis</strong> ................... 9.23<br />

Basic principles ................................................. 9.23<br />

Treatment regimens and dosages..................... 9.23<br />

Regimens .......................................................... 9.23<br />

Duration <strong>of</strong> treatment......................................... 9.24<br />

First-line TB drugs ............................................. 9.26<br />

Pharmacology and adverse reactions ............... 9.28<br />

Monitoring response to treatment...................... 9.29<br />

Completion <strong>of</strong> treatment .................................... 9.30<br />

Special issues ....................................... 9.30<br />

Isolation <strong>of</strong> children with TB disease ................. 9.30<br />

Child care and schools ...................................... 9.31<br />

Source case investigations................................ 9.31<br />

Drug Delivery Options .......................... 9.32<br />

Resources and References .................. 9.34<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 Diagnosis and Treatment <strong>of</strong> LTBI and TB Disease in Children 9.1<br />

R e v i s e d N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 2

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