Determine Whether to Trace Contacts of Tuberculosis Patient Who Traveled by Air | WHO Criteria

Purpose: To determine if a person should be traced because of being on the same air flight as a patient with tuberculosis.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a person who was on the same as flight as a passenger with tuberculosis?

Yes

Number of days since the flight

days

Number of hours that the passengers were on the plane

hours

Was the patient potentially infectious at the time of the flight?

Yes

Person's status

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Is tracing indicated for people on the flight?

Should efforts be made to trace the person?

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
- Transmission of Tuberculosis in People Who Use Marijuana | Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Decision Tree for Investigating a Person with Contact to a Patient with Tuberculosis
Criteria For Diagnosis
- When to Consider Patient w/Tuberculosis To Be Infectious During Air Travel | WHO Criteria
- Decision Tree for Investigating a Person with Contact to a Patient with Tuberculosis
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- Clinical Prediction Rule of Wisnivesky et al for Placing a Patient with Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis into Isolation

Therapy

Selection
- Clinical Prediction Rule of Wisnivesky et al for Placing a Patient with Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis into Isolation
- Decision Tree for Investigating a Person with Contact to a Patient with Tuberculosis

Patient Concerns

Travel
- When to Consider Patient w/Tuberculosis To Be Infectious During Air Travel | WHO Criteria

Specialty

Infectious Diseases

Objective

criteria for diagnosis
travel

ICD-10

A15.9 - Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically
A16.9 - Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation

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Purpose: To determine if a person should be traced because of being on the same air flight as a patient with tuberculosis.

Specialty: Infectious Diseases

Objective: criteria for diagnosis, travel

ICD-10: A15.9, A16.9,

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