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Title: Tuberculosis Surveillance
Subject: Health and Safety
Policy No: HS: 2013:01
Applies: University-wide
Issuing Authority: Vice President, Health Sciences
Responsible Officer: Vice President, Health Sciences(signature)
Adopted: 10/15/13
Last Revision: 1/29/13
Last Reviewed: 1/29/13
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to protect the health and safety of the RowanSOM community by establishing a baseline of current information in an effort to reduce the risk of transmission of tuberculosis (TB) infection.
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- Rowan University Student Health Requirements
- Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine Policy: Housestaff Immunizations and Health Requirements
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection," Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, June 9, 2000, 49(RR06); 1-54. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4906a1.htm
- New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health Program Requirements "Preventing Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis," revised November 2004. www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/peoshweb/tbguide.pdf (This was last updated 11/2005.)
- Centers for Disease Control. Guidelines for using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, United States. MMWR 2005:54(No. RR-15):49-55. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5415a4.htm?s_cid=rr5415a4_e
- Centers for Disease Control. Guidelines for preventing the transmission of Mycobaderium tuberculosis in health-care setting, 2005. MMWR2005:54 (No.RR-17): 1-141.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5417.pdf - National Research Council. Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals. National Academy Press, Washington, DC 1997.
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=4988 - New Jersey Public Employee Occupational Health and Safety Program. Requirements for Preventing Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis, revised November 2004.
www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/peoshweb/tbguide.pdf pdf (This was last updated November in 2004).