Minnesota Department of Health Fact Sheet
Instructions for Collecting Sputum for TB Karen
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Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention and Control Program 625 N. Robert St. P.O. Box 64975 St. Paul, MN 55164 651­201­5414 www.health.state.mn.us/tb 5/2004