Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 97 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Subchapter H - TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING FOR JAILS AND OTHER CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
Section 97.175 - Diagnostic Evaluations
Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 97.175
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The following flow chart shows the steps used in the diagnostic evaluation process.
(b) Bacteriologic examinations of specimens.
(1)
Persons with TB symptoms and/or chest x-ray suggestive of active TB will need
bacteriologic evaluation of sputum or another specimen for "acid fast bacilli"
(AFB) smear and culture.
(2)
Initially, a series of three sputum specimens shall be collected and examined
by smear and culture. At least two of the sputum specimens shall be collected
early in the morning of successive days. Supervision shall be used to ensure
proper specimen collection.
(3) The
Texas Department of Health will supply appropriate sputum collection materials
and perform the smear and culture tests.
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