Find TB Resources Newsletter August
2016
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Welcome to the newsletter for the Find TB Resources Website.

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 Treatment of Tuberculosis (TB) in Adults with HIV Infection, from the Southeastern National TB Center and the Southeastern AIDS Education and Training Center. The purpose of this pocket guide is to assist clinicians in managing HIV-infected patients who have latent TB infection (LTBI) or drug-susceptible pulmonary TB disease. The guide includes information on TB signs and symptoms, adult dosing, drug-drug interactions, side effects, and patient counseling points.

Highlight of The Month
Additional Resources
Key Populations Briefs: Children

Key Populations Briefs: Children, from the Stop TB Partnership.

From Policy to Practice

From Policy to Practice: How the TB-HIV Response is Working, from ACTION.

Stop the Stigma

Consensus Statement on the Use of Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Assay in Making Decisions to Discontinue Airborne Infection Isolation in Healthcare Settings, from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and the Association of Public Health Laboratories.

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