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Tuberculosis Program and Services
- Clinical Services
- Outreach Services
- Surveillance Services
Clinical Services are provided at the Manatee County Health Department in Clinic #8.
Clinical Services Include:
Physician Services
- Diagnosis and treatment of active tuberculosis patients
- Diagnosis and treatment of patients with latent tuberculosis infection
Nursing Services
- Case Management of all active tuberculosis cases
- Provide Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) to active tuberculosis cases and in special situations to patients with latent tuberculosis infection.
- Patient care of active tuberculosis cases and suspects
- Provide monitoring and medication to patients with latent tuberculosis infection
- Provide targeted tuberculin skin testing
- Provide tuberculosis education
- Provide certified tuberculosis skin testing training to health care professionals
Laboratory Services
- Obtain sputum samples and samples from other body fluids for tuberculosis testing
- Obtain laboratory testing to monitor patients on tuberculosis medication
Outreach Services Include:
- Contact investigations
- Provide DOT and directly observed preventative therapy (DOPT)
- Provide targeted tuberculin skin testing in the field in special situations
- Provide tuberculosis education
- Institutional liaison (shelters, correctional institutions)
Surveillance Services Include:
- Follow-up on all reports of TB cases and suspects from public and private facilities and individuals
- Reports all tuberculosis cases to the state Bureau of TB and Refugee Health
- Follow-up on all reported Class A, B1 and B2 immigrants to ensure proper follow-up and treatment
- Maintain demographic and epidemiological data for statistical purposes
For more information on TB, please call and ask to speak with one of the staff at (941) 748-0747 ext 1264.
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