Tuberculosis

Pima County Health Department Tuberculosis Control Program

The Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program is responsible for protecting the residents of Pima County by:

• Identifying all active tuberculosis cases and ensuring each active TB case completes prescribed treatment
• Identifying, and screening all contacts to active tuberculosis cases and ensure contacts diagnosed with tuberculosis infection complete prescribed treatment
• Community surveillance and ensuring the reporting of TB data
• Facilitating treatment of non-contacts diagnosed with TB infection
• Educating the community in TB prevention, detection, testing, diagnosing, and treatment.

TB Control Program Service Overview

• Services are free
• Provider-to-provider consultation in all aspects of TB prevention, detection, testing, diagnosis, treatment, and infection control practices
• Community organization/healthcare agency education & training in TB prevention, detection, testing, diagnosing, treatment, and infection control practices
• A multi-disciplinary team approach to patient-centered care, with physician/nurse case manager oversight
• Ongoing review of established care plan to ensure patient, remains medically stable, appropriately response to treatment, maintains their emotional well-being and completes treatment as prescribed with minimal to no delays
• Continued care for individuals diagnosed with active tuberculosis during an inpatient stay or through testing performed in an outpatient setting (smear microscopy/PCR/mycobacterial culture)
• Contact investigation for all active tuberculosis cases, that includes TB screening/testing of individuals identified as close contacts
• Evaluation of individuals referred by community providers who present signs or symptoms consistent with active tuberculosis.