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ཁྱྱེད་ཀྱྱི་གླློ་ནད་ཊི་བི་བཀག་འགོག་བྱྱེད་ཕྱྱོགས། [Taking Control of Your Tuberculosis]

This booklet provides information on the diagnosis and treatment of TB infection and TB disease. Topics covered include the differences between latent TB infection and TB disease, treatment, and resources.

Persons With LTBI Persons with TB
2022
Active TB Disease Fact Sheet (Multi-Language)

A fact sheet on active TB disease, including information on how TB is spread, TB tests, and directly observed therapy.

Health Educators/Communicators Outreach Workers
2020
Instructions for Collecting Sputum for TB fact sheet (multi-language)

A fact sheet with information of collecting sputum for TB, including content on why sputum testing is necessary.

Health Educators/Communicators Outreach Workers
2018
TB Skin Test Fact Sheet (Multi-Language)

A fact sheet on the TB skin test, including information on latent TB infection, TB disease, and what a positive/negative skin test means. The fact sheet also has information on testing after receiving the BCG vaccine.

Health Educators/Communicators Outreach Workers
2016
Treatment for Latent TB Infection Fact Sheet (Multi-Language)

A fact sheet on latent TB infection treatment, including helpful information on how to remember to take the medicine.

Health Educators/Communicators Outreach Workers
2016
TB Contact Investigations Fact Sheet (Multi-Language)

A fact sheet for individuals experiencing a TB contact investigation. This material includes information on what happens in a TB contact investigation and how to protect others from active TB disease.

Health Educators/Communicators Outreach Workers
2016
Tuberculosis (TB) Blood Test (IGRA)

This fact sheet introduces the TB blood test, also called an Interferon Gamma Release Assay or IGRA.

Persons With LTBI
2011
Learn About Tuberculosis: What Everyone Should Know

This booklet provides information on how TB spreads, the difference between latent TB infection and active disease, diagnosis, treatment, and where to get more information on TB testing and treatment in New York City.

Persons With LTBI
2011
TB Contact Investigations

This fact sheet gives general information about what a TB contact investigation is and why it is important.

Non-U.S.-born persons
2005
Instructions for Collecting Sputum for TB

This fact sheet explains to patients the reason for a sputum test and contains step-by-step directions for giving a sample of sputum.

Asian or Pacific Islander persons Non-U.S.-born persons
2004
Treatment for Latent TB Infection

This fact sheet contains information about the treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI) and the prevention of active TB disease.

Persons With LTBI
2004
The TB Skin Test (Mantoux)

This fact sheet provides information on how the skin test is given and read, and what the results mean.

Asian or Pacific Islander persons Non-U.S.-born persons
2004