This manual is a reference guide for health professionals in Yukon. It is intended to inform and support consistent and appropriate TB screening, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment practices.
| Section | Title | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | June 2014 |
| 2 | Yukon Communicable Disease Control – TB control | June 2014 |
| 3 | Definition of terms | June 2014 |
| 4 | Basic facts about tuberculosis (TB) | June 2014 |
| 5 | TB surveillance and screening program forms | September 2016 |
| 6 | TB screening | June 2014 |
| 7 | TB screening tests | September 2016 |
| 8 | Treatment of Latent TB Infection (LTBI) | September 2016 |
| 9 | Treatment of active TB disease | January 2019 |
| 10 | Contact investigation | June 2014 |
| 11 | Infection prevention and control for TB | May 2015 |
| A | Helpful hints for completing the screening program form | June 2014 |
| B | Access to Tuberculin Skin Testing (TST) in Yukon | June 2014 |
| C | Tuberculin skin testing in Yukon | June 2014 |
| D | Guidelines for Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRA) | June 2014 |
| E | Collection and submission of specimens for TB testing | June 2014 |
| F | Sputum induction | June 2014 |
| G | Monitoring during treatment | January 2019 |
| H | Tips for administering TB medications | June 2014 |
| I | Management of active or suspect TB cases | June 2014 |
| J | TB resources | June 2014 |
| K | Sample forms and documents | June 2014 |