The editor and associate editors are grateful to the many persons and groups who contributed to the development and production of this edition of the Canadian Tuberculosis Standards. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Colleagues in tuberculosis prevention and control pro- grams throughout Canada, many of whom served as authors or co-authors
- The provincial and territorial TB programs that pro- vide non-nominal confidential case reports for national TB surveillance; and the members of the Canadian TB Laboratory Technical Network and their teams for participation in national TB drug resistance surveillance
- The Canadian Thoracic Society staff Janet Sutherland and Anne Van Dam, and members of the CTS Canadian Respiratory Guidelines Committee (CRGC) who made valuable contributions by reviewing the chapters and appendices: Najib Ayas, Dr. Martin Kolb, Dr. David Zielinski, Dr. Dhenuka Radhakrishnan, Dr. Clare Ramsey, Dr. Christopher Licskai, Lisa Wickerson, Raymond Aceron, Dr. Gail Dechman, and Dr. Erika Penz. CTS would like to acknowledge with sincere appreciation Dr. Samir Gupta (Chair) and Dr. Sanjay Mehta (Vice-Chair) of the CRGC for their expert review and guidance throughout the development process
- The Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (AMMI) Canada, including external reviewers Dr. Fiona Smaill, Dr. Alena Tse-Chang and Dr. Shannon Turvey along with the AMMI Canada Council, Jared Bullard, Dr. Karen Doucette, Dr. Sarah Forgie, Dr. Todd Hatchette, Dr. Shariq Haider, Dr. Susy Hota, Dr. Philippe Lagacé-Wiens, Dr. Andrew Simor, Dr. Karina Top, Dr. Yves Longtin, Dr. Kelly MacDonald, Dr. Deborah Yamamura and Riccarda Galioto. AMMI Canada would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Christina Greenaway for her contributions as the liaison representative to the development of this edition of the Canadian Tuberculosis Standards
- The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), including Dr Alanna Fitzgerald-Husek and Chris Archibald
- Indigenous Services Canada, including Andrea Monahan, Cynthia Tardivel, Kim Daly, Pamela Wolfe-Roberge and Tom Wong
- The National Advisory Committee on Infection Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada
- Medical editor: Heather Blumenthal
- Research Assistant: Newsha Mahinpey
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