Interjurisdictional Transfer. A Suspected Case, TB Case or Contact transferred for follow-up evaluation and care from another jurisdiction either within or outside of Oregon.
Interjurisdictional Transfer. A Suspected Case, TB Case or Contact transferred for follow-up evaluation and care from another jurisdiction either within or outside of Oregon. Investigative Guidelines: OHA guidelines, which are incorporated herein by this reference are available for review at: xxxx://xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx/DiseasesConditions/CommunicableDisease/Tuberculosis/Documents/investigativeguide.pdf. Latent TB Infection (LTBI): TB disease in a person whose immune system is keeping the TB infection under control. LTBI is also referred to as TB in a dormant stage. Medical Evaluation: A complete Medical Examination of an individual for TB including a medical history, physical examination, TB skin test or interferon gamma release assay, chest x-ray, and any appropriate molecular, bacteriologic, histologic examinations.
Interjurisdictional Transfer. A Suspected Case, TB Case or Contact transferred for follow-up evaluation and care from another jurisdiction either within or outside of Oregon. Investigative Guidelines: OHA guidelines, which are incorporated herein by this reference are available for review at: xxxx://xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx/DiseasesConditions/CommunicableDisease/Tuberculosis/Documents/investigativeguide.pdf. Latent TB Infection (LTBI): TB disease infection in a person whose immune system is keeping the TB infection under control. LTBI is also referred to as TB in a dormant stage. Medical Evaluation: A complete Medical medical Examination examination of an individual for TB including a medical history, physical examination, TB skin test or interferon gamma release assay, chest x- ray, and any appropriate molecular, bacteriologic, histologic examinations. Suspected Case: A Suspected Case, as defined in OAR 333-017-0000, is an individual whose illness is thought by a health care provider, as defined in OAR 333-017-0000, to be likely due to a reportable disease, infection, or condition, as described in OAR 333-018-0015, or whose illness meets defining criteria published in OHA’s Investigative Guidelines. This suspicion may be based on signs, symptoms, or laboratory findings.
