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The goal of the Maine Tuberculosis (TB) Program is to eliminate tuberculosis by:

• Assuring proper identification and treatment of persons who have TB disease
• Preventing the spread of disease to others
• Finding, screening and treating persons exposed to those with disease
• Targeting screening and treatment to populations at high-risk for TB

The TB Program works in collaboration with health care providers, the public health departments and   community agencies to conduct surveillance, screening, treatment and containment activities for
 TB disease and Latent TB Infection (LTBI).

The Maine Tuberculosis Program offers the following services:

• Recommendations regarding the diagnosis and treatment of active TB disease and LTBI based upon current guidelines
• Expert medical consultation
• Public Health Laboratory testing
• Case management by a Public Health Nurse
• Isolation recommendations
• Directly observed therapy (DOT)
• Consultation/technical assistance in conducting contact investigations
• Disease surveillance, data analysis and monitoring of trends
• Maintenance of a TB/LTBI registry
• Free TB medications and services if eligible based upon income
• Incentives and enablers to facilitate adherence to treatment
• Educational resources and training for health care professionals
• Patient educational materials

Correctional Facility

• Maine Correctional Facility TB Tool Kit  Word* |  PDF*

Shelter Facilities

• Shelter Recommendations  Word* |  PDF*
• Tuberculosis Tool Kit  Word* | PDF*

Maine Resources

• For disease reporting or more Contact Information
• Mycobacteriology AccProbe Culture Indentification tests Word* | PDF*
• Tuberculosis Suspect Intake Instruction Sheet  Word* | PDF*
• Tuberculosis Suspect Intake Word*| PDF*
• Preventive Treatment Referral  Word* | PDF*
• Tuberculosis Fact Sheet  Word* | PDF*
• Maine Tuberculosis Case Rates: PDF* | Excel*
• Tuberculosis 2007 Surveillance Report  PDF*

Federal CDC Resources

• Federal CDC Tuberculosis Guidelines
• XDR TB: Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis . CDC Fact Sheet
• CDC Guidelines for preventing the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in health-care settings
• CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
• MMWR: Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
• MMWR: Tuberculosis Outbreak in a Homeless Population - Portland, ME, 2002-2003
• Updated Guidelines for the Use of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

 

 

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