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fundamental strategies include: |
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| – | Early
detection and treatment of patients who |
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| have active TB
disease |
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| – | Therapy
for persons with latent TB infection to |
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| prevent
the development of TB |
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| – | Prevention of
institutional transmission of M. tb |
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| – | BCG
vaccination is not recommended as a |
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| routine
strategy |
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