Case Reporting. 85% of cases with initial positive sputum cultures will have documentation of culture status every 2 weeks until microbiologic conversion to negative is achieved. • 95% of TB cases with a pleural or respiratory site of disease and who are 12 years or older will have a sputum-culture result reported. • 71% of cases with positive sputum culture results will have documented conversion to sputum culture-negative within 60 days entered into the North Carolina Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NC EDSS). • 91% of cases with positive AFB sputum-smear results will have treatment initiated within 7 days of specimen collection and that information will be entered into NC EDSS. • 96% of patients who are suspected of having TB will be started on the recommended initial 4-drug regimen and that information will be entered into NC EDSS. • 100% of cases will receive directly observed therapy (DOT) in accordance with North Carolina TB Control policy and state law for the duration of treatment in North Carolina and that information will be recorded in NC EDSS. • 92% of patients with newly diagnosed TB and for whom 12 months or less of therapy is indicated will complete treatment within 12 months and that information will be entered into NC EDSS.
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