The Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District - Programs

The Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District

Text Box: Case Management Collaborative approach to providing and coordinating health care services to patients Contact Investigation Procedure for interviewing a person who has TB disease to determine who may have been exposed to TB Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) Standard treatment recommended for all active TB cases Medical Records Data for clinical and surveillance purposes Mobile Clinic Fully-equipped unit that travels to various sites Outreach Services Educational and community programs

Text Box: Physician Consultations Medical consultants provide clinical expertise Quantiferon Test Newest FDA-approved diagnostic tool for detecting latent TB infection Radiology Chest x-rays are useful for diagnosing pulmonary diseases Research Projects Current, on-going projects related to clinical aspects of diagnosis and treatment Tuberculin skin test Most common method of testing for TB infection. Also known as Mantoux test or PPD.

Text Box: Tuberculosis (commonly shortened to TB) is an infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (Miliary tuberculosis), genitourinary system, bones and joints.

Text Box: Tuberculosis was once the leading cause of death in the United States. TB is spread through the air from one person to another. However, not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick (latent TB infection). People who have latent infection do not feel sick, do not have any symptoms, and cannot spread TB to others. In the United States it is estimated that 9-14 million people have latent TB infection. Without treatment, approximately 5—10% will progress to TB disease at some point in their lifetime. Identifying and treating those at highest risk for TB disease is a priority. More info on the Disease can be found at the CDC site here

| Case Management |Contact Investigation | Directly Observed Therapy | Medical Records |

| Mobile Clinic | Outreach | Physician Consultations | Quantiferon | Radiology | Research Projects | Tuberculin Testing |