Find TB Resources Website E-Newsletter
February 2012

New Treatment Regimen for Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Greetings!

Welcome to the e-newsletter for the Find TB Resources Website (findtbresources.cdc.gov). The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to inform you about the featured Highlight of the Month, additional helpful resources in the database, and other updates to the website.

Highlight of the Month

This month's highlight is the New Treatment Regimen for Latent Tuberculosis Infection video podcast, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The video podcast features Dr. Kenneth Castro, Director of the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination at CDC, discussing the December 9, 2011, CDC guidelines for the use of a new 12-dose regimen for the treatment of persons with latent tuberculosis infection. The video podcast is available in English and Spanish.

Do you have TB education or training materials you would like to share? You can submit materials to our database electronically! For more information, visit findtbresources.cdc.gov.

Additional Resources

Making Data Talk: A Workbook

TB Prevention in the HIV-infected Patient: Screening, Testing, and Treatment of Latent TB Infection

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Frequently Asked Questions

Making Data Talk: A Workbook, from the National Cancer Institute.

    

TB Prevention in the HIV-infected Patient: Screening, Testing, and Treatment of Latent TB Infection, from the Curry International TB Center (CITC).

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Frequently Asked Questions, from the WHO Stop TB Department.

To find out how to order or view these materials, visit findtbresources.cdc.gov.

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