Guidelines for Tuberculosis Control in New Zealand 2003Date of Publication: December 2002
ISBN: 0-478-25593-4
An enormous amount of literature on almost all aspects of TB control has been published since the second edition of Guidelines for Tuberculosis Control in New Zealand was produced by the Ministry of Health in 1996.
This third edition aims to provide a thorough review of the evidence, together with clear guidance from the Ministry of Health’s Tuberculosis Working Group on clinical, laboratory and public health aspects of TB control.
The editors feel that sound clinical and public health practice depends on a thorough understanding of the details of the TB literature, which is why the literature is evaluated in some detail.
However, a summary is provided at the head of each chapter so that readers have rapid access to the key points.
It must be emphasised that those who have responsibility for clinical or public health TB control and who wish to
practise with a full understanding of the topic must read in full the chapters that are relevant to their clinical practice.
These guidelines will need to be operationalised by local protocols to meet the needs and circumstances of
individual organisations.
The Ministry of Health’s Technical Guidelines for Tuberculin Testingand BCG Vaccination 1996 and A Guide to Section 16 of the Tuberculosis Act 1948 are still to be regarded as the primary sources of guidance on those particular topics.
The clinical chapters have been reviewed and endorsed by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand. The Ministry is grateful for their assistance.
The Guidelines have not been published in hard copy. We hope that publication on the Ministry of Health’s website will facilitate more rapid updates of the Guidelines in future, permitting more timely modification to keep pace with rapidly evolving medical literature in the area.
Adrian Harrison, Respiratory Physician, Green Lane Hospital Lester Calder, Public Health Medicine Specialist, Auckland Public Health (Editors)
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Guidelines for Tuberculosis Control in New Zealand 2003 - full publication (PDF, 1945 kB)
Due to the large size of this file, it has also been broken up into chapters for individual download:
Chapter 1: The Epidemiology and Surveillance of Tuberculosis in New Zealand (PDF, 1049 kB)
Chapter 2: Mantoux Testing (PDF, 334 kB)
Chapter 3: Latent Tuberculosis Infection (PDF, 457 kB)
Chapter 4: Adherence to Treatment (PDF, 339 kB)
Chapter 5: Directly Observed Therapy (PDF, 288 kB)
Chapter 6: Contact Investigation (PDF, 391 kB)
Chapter 7: Tuberculosis Control in People from Countries with a High Incidence of Tuberculosis (PDF, 413 kB)
Chapter 8: BCG Vaccination (PDF, 381 kB)
Chapter 9: Infection Control in Tuberculosis (PDF, 312 kB)
Chapter 10: Tuberculosis Control in Non-Clinical Settings (PDF, 274 kB)
Chapter 11: Health Promotion and Health Education (PDF, 294 kB)
Chapter 12: Mycobacteriology: Laboratory Methods and Standards (PDF, 414 kB)
Chapter 13: Awareness, Clinical Features and Early Diagnosis of Tuberculosis (PDF, 390 kB)
Chapter 14: Clinical Investigation and Assessment of Tuberculosis (PDF, 442 kB)
Chapter 15: M. Tuberculosis, TB Medicines and Monitoring (PDF, 506 kB)
Chapter 16: Treatment of Tuberculosis (PDF, 448 kB)
Chapter 17: Treatment of Tuberculosis in Special Clinical Circumstances (PDF, 406kB)
Chapter 18: Tuberculosis and HIV Infection (PDF, 407 kB)
Chapter 19: Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (PDF, 340 kB)
Glossary (PDF, 138 kB)
Key Changes in the New Guidelines Compared with the 1996 Guidelines (PDF, 131 kB)
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