Table 2.

Services, characteristics, and infection control measures of 6 overnight homeless facilities involved in a TB outbreak, by facility, Atlanta, Georgia, January 2014 to June 2015

Facility	Primary Services Provided	Usual Overnight Census	Registration System for Clients (Before 2015)	TB Testing Requirement for Clients, Staff Members, and Volunteersa
A	Year-round emergency facility for men	475	Incomplete paper-based overnight roster, voluntary	No
B	Year-round facility for homeless men, transitional support services, substance abuse recovery program	380	Well-maintained electronic sign-in system	Voluntary TB testing was offered
C	Seasonal emergency facility for men	110	Incomplete paper-based system	No
D	Year-round facility for men and families, longer-term housing	365	Well-maintained electronic sign-in system	Voluntary TB testing was offered
E	Year-round facility for men, short-term housing	179	No information available, not electronic	No
F	Year-round facility for men, short-term housing	76	No information available, not electronic	No

Abbreviation: TB, tuberculosis.

^aSuch measures include TB symptom screening at intake each night, cough monitors, isolation area for clients with respiratory symptoms, and infection control training for staff members and volunteers.