Tuberculosis Contact Tracing

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2008_017

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Infectious diseases
Population Health - Communicable Diseases

Summary
Contact tracing is an essential component of tuberculosis (TB) control. Additional information includes contacts of cases with multi-drug resistant TB, contacts with immune suppression and HIV, and contact tracing in aged care facilities and the elderly.

Date of Publication: 07 April 2008

Replaces:

Tuberculosis Contact Tracing [PD2005_581]

Author Branch: Communicable Diseases

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Public Health System Support Division, Community Health Centres, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals

Audience: Administration, clinical, nursing, emergency departments

Distributed to: Public Health System, Community Health Centres , Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Private Nursing Homes

Review Date: 07 April 2013

File No: 04/5852

Status: Active

File link: Tuberculosis Contact Tracing
File size: 74Kb