14-13. Treatment for high-risk persons with latent tuberculosis infection
Infectious Diseases and Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance
ORIGINAL OBJECTIVE
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14-13.
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Increase the proportion of contacts and other high-risk persons with latent tuberculosis infection who complete a course of treatment.
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Target: 85 percent.
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Baseline: 62 percent of tuberculosis contacts and other high-risk persons who started on treatment for latent TB infection in 1997 completed treatment.
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Target setting method: 27 percent improvement. (Better than the best will be used when data are available.)
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Data
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: Aggregate Reports for TB Reports Evaluation, CDC, NCHSTP.
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OBJECTIVE WITH REVISIONS
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14-13.
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Increase the proportion of contacts and other high-risk persons with latent tuberculosis infection who complete a course of treatment.
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Target: 8557 percent.
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Baseline: 4562 percent of tuberculosis contacts and other high-risk persons who started on treatment with latent TB infection in 1997 2000 completed treatment.
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Target setting method: 27 percent improvement. (Better than the best will be used when data are available.)
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Data
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: Aggregate Reports for TB Reports Evaluation, CDC, NCHSTP.
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REVISED OBJECTIVE
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14-13.
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Increase the proportion of persons with latent tuberculosis infection who complete a course of treatment.
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Target: 57 percent.
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Baseline: 45 percent of persons with latent TB infection in 2000 completed treatment.
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Target setting method: 27 percent improvement. (Better than the best will be used when data are available.)
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Data
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: Aggregate Reports for TB Reports Evaluation, CDC, NCHSTP.
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