Thank you all for your insight. This is beyond helpful.
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CDC addresses this on page 30 of the 2005 Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of
M. tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings at
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5417a1.htm. It states, “Annual symptom screens should be performed, which can be administered as part of other HCW screening and education efforts.” This recommendation is not referenced and no data are presented
to support this resource-intensive effort. Rather, there are several reports of outbreaks of TB in HCFs that have used annual symptom surveys on which HCWs reported negative symptom screens and went on to infect their patients, eg, https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5450a2.htm
and NY Times 12/14/2015 page A16.
Years ago, we had 2 incidents, one involving a resident and another a medical student, where each completed a symptom survey (all answers negative) and then 4 to 6 months later developed active
TB disease and potentially exposed patients, staff and students. Extensive follow-up testing revealed no secondary transmission.
Lawrence D. Budnick, MD, MPH
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We do an annual questionnaire as well
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We also do annual questionnaire for any past positive.
Kristen
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For past positve, we always do an annual TB Assessment.
Kathy Dayvault, RN, BSN, MPH
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Does anyone know if it is a requirement to assess for symptoms of active TB in past positive reactors? I currently do a yearly questionnaire for symptoms but others in my system don’t. Thank
you for any guidance you can offer.
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