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A library of resources for the prevention,
management, and elimination of TB.

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This collection of nursing case studies and their accompanying tools are intended to complement a TB program’s education and training of its nursing staff. The cases are based on real-life experiences of TB nurse case managers in the Heartland Region and are designed to illustrate key concepts in TB control and prevention...

Nurses Physicians
2023

The interagency field guide contains information on strategic approaches, guidance, and innovations for TB prevention and care interventions in humanitarian settings. The guide focuses on the managerial/organizational aspects of TB interventions. References are also provided for the clinical aspects of TB interventions...

Government Agencies Nurses Physicians International Agencies
2022

This guidebook can be used by primary care clinics and other partners to assist with strengthening their setting’s TB prevention activities. The guidebook was developed by staff from the TB Free California initiative, a project of the California Department of Public Health.

Nurses Physicians
2022

An online guide to clarify drug interactions between rifamycins and drugs commonly used in primary care. This is meant for primary care and other health professionals.

Physicians Nurses
2022

This guide provides clinicians with an overview of drug-resistant tuberculosis. The guide includes tools that can be used by providers who participate in the management of patients with drug-resistant TB.

Civil Surgeons Nurses Physicians
2022

The operational handbook provides information on how to implement the WHO recommendations, tools, job-aids, and monitoring and evaluation indicators for the programmatic management of tuberculosis preventive treatment. The Module 1 handbook complements Module 1 of the WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis...

Civil Surgeons Correctional Facility Staff Government Agencies Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers Physicians International Agencies
2020

The Technical Brief provides recommendations on how to activate a human rights-based TB response, information on five vital human rights in the fight against TB, and the questionnaires used during the development the of the document.

2020

This guide details the latest WHO recommendations, TB diagnostic tools, and how these diagnostic tools should be used in country programs. The guide also provides activists with the information needed to advocate for access to TB diagnostic testing.

International Agencies Policy Makers
2020

This guide details 2020 updates to the WHO guidelines about the global standard of care for drug-resistant TB. The guide also includes messaging and strategies that can be used to advocate for WHO-recommended regimens.

International Agencies Policy Makers
2020

The guide details messaging and strategies to help advocates and activists ensure that the LAM test is made available in-country.

International Agencies Policy Makers
2020

This guide details safety, efficacy, and access information on rifapentine. The guide also provides activists with the evidence and content needed to advocate for rifapentine to be available, accessible, and affordable to those who may need it.

2019

Popularly known as “The Orange Guide”, the 7th edition this guide provides practical guidance to health workers on the front line of TB control. The guide has been updated with new information on the management of persons with TB infection, bacteriological diagnosis of tuberculosis, treatment of drug-resistant TB, and more.

International Agencies Managers and Supervisors
2019

The guide includes recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics on screening, diagnosis, and treatment of LTBI in children and adolescents. Topics covered include targeted testing, risk assessment, diagnostic tests, LTBI treatment regimens, and more. The guide is intended for pediatric primary care providers...

2019

The handbook provides information on safety issues involved in the processing and management of samples potentially containing Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Topics covered in the handbook include safe working practices, laboratory infrastructure and layout, personal protective equipment, and more...

Lab Personnel
2019

The book provides basic information on the use of the public health and clinical laboratories in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with latent tuberculosis infection(LTBI) and tuberculosis(TB) disease.

Civil Surgeons Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers International Agencies Lab Personnel
2018