title: Medical surveillance for workers exposed to tuberculosis.
abstract: This detailed discussion of medical surveillance techniques addresses such issues as the administration and interpretation of the tuberculin skin test, the importance of BCG vaccine, preventive therapy with isoniazid, the identification of groups at high risk for TB, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and regulatory requirements for PPD testing, including CDC guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Moline
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Markowitz
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014374:Tuberculin Test / Q000592:standards; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D001500:BCG Vaccine