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This information sheet provides essential information about tuberculosis (TB), including its causes, how it spreads, and the differences between latent TB infection (LTBI) and active TB disease. It outlines testing methods, treatment options, and the importance of early diagnosis and adherence to treatment to prevent transmission...

This tool provides a daily Rifampin Schedule for Latent Tuberculosis (TB) patients.

This information sheet presents a chart of the expense involved in the treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB. It depicts the financial toll of MDR and XDR TB; the human cost of those being treated including death, inability to work, hospitalization, and isolation; and the serious physical and mental side effects that accompany treatment...

This information sheet discusses infection control measures for health care settings to ensure prompt detection, take airborne precautions, and treat persons with suspected or diagnosed tuberculosis infection. It suggests that policies and procedures for TB control should be developed, reviewed periodically, and evaluated to minimize transmission risk...

This information sheet explains TB for employers in non-healthcare settings. It describes TB disease, latent TB infection (LTBI), active TB, how it is determined whether a patient has active TB or LTBI, the symptoms of TB, what one should do if an employee reports having positive TB or has been in contact with someone with TB, and what happens after the employer contacts the local or state TB program...

Using a question and answer format, this fact sheet provides general information on TB prevention. It discusses TB transmission, infection, disease, diagnosis through a skin test or a special TB blood test, and treatment. It explains that TB is spread by germs that are in the air after someone with TB disease sneezes, coughs, speaks, laughs, or sings...

This information sheet discusses treatment for latent TB infection. It reminds patients to keep their weekly medical visits, explains directly observed therapy, provides a list of items to discuss with their doctor, a medication schedule, and advises them to call the doctor immediately if they experience any of the side effects on the list...

This information sheet discusses treatment for latent TB infection using isoniazid. It reminds patients to of thinks they need to do while taking this drug, including contacting the clinician if they have questions, keeping appointments and what to discuss at the appointments, adhering to the treatment regimen, and informing other physicians about the treatment...