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Expanding DOTS in the Context of a Changing Health System This report provides suggestions that may facilitate increased involvement of the National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) in health sector reform, encourage increased technical input into health systems' planning, and promote the strategic positioning of TB control in the context of changing health systems. International Agencies	2003
Revised Tuberculosis Treatment Guidelines-2003 This poster serves as a quick reference to the Revised Treatment of Tuberculosis Guidelines published in February 2003 by the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Disease Society of America. It contains information on treatment during the initial and continuation dosing phases, the range of total doses and the rating, information on PZA and ethambutol dosing, dosing recommendations for adult patients with reduced renal function as well as for those receiving hemodialysis, and information on how to monitor those patients.	2003
Public-Private Mix for DOTS: Practical Tools to Help Implementation This report presents a tools package for public-private mix initiatives for DOTS implementation (PPM-DOTS) as a means of TB control. The purpose is to help national TB program (NTP) managers begin involving private providers (PPs) in DOTS implementation and to sustain collaboration. International Agencies Managers and Supervisors Policy Makers	2003
Guidelines for Workplace TB Control Activities: The Contribution of Workplace TB Control Activities to TB Control in the Community This manual presents guidelines for employers to implement TB control activities in the workplace. Managers and Supervisors	2003
TB: Tuberculosis This bilingual publication puts a human face on the TB epidemic and depicts the suffering of people affected by this disease through images and interviews. The publication also describes the efficacy of the DOTS program in fighting TB. International Agencies	2003
Pediatric Tuberculosis: A Guide to the Gastric Aspirate (GA) Procedure This online course helps clinicians determine when to use and how to conduct the Gastric Aspirate procedure. It includes helpful tips, a list of tools and supplies needed for performing the procedure, an online video illustrating the procedure, and educational information material for the provider and families.	2003
The PIH Guide to the Medical Management of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis This pocket guide is intended to be a resource for physicians and other health care professionals who provide care and treatment to patients with MDR TB in DOTS-Plus projects.	2003
DOT Essentials: A Training Curriculum for TB Control Programs This information kit provides a curriculum to educate health professionals in conducting directly observed therapy (DOT) for patients with TB. The curriculum is divided into six sessions that can be taught independently or as a series.	2003
Treatment of Tuberculosis. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Recommendations and Reports June 20 2003; 52(RR-11)1-77 This report presents recommendations for the treatment of tuberculosis.	2003
La Importante Realidad Acerca de la TB[Basic TB Facts] This fact sheet provides basic information about TB and describes how TB is transmitted. Hispanic or Latino persons	2003
Lo Que Usted Necesita Saber Acerca de la Prueba de Tuberculina en la Piel[What You Need to Know about the Tuberculin Skin Test] This fact sheet explains how the tuberculin skin test is administered, how it works, and what it shows. Non-U.S.-born persons Hispanic or Latino persons	2003
How Did Your Child Get Infected with TB? This pamphlet provides information for parents about TB in children. Parents/Families	2003
Treating the Patient With Tuberculosis: Guidelines for Collaborating With Community Physicians This manual is a handbook for use by state and local health departments to improve their TB control programs that require collaboration with healthcare providers in the community.	2003
World TB Day 2003: DOTS Cured Me – It Will Cure You Too! This series of four fact sheets provides information on DOTS including advocacy planning. Community Leaders International Agencies	2003
A Pocket Guide to Building Partnerships This pocket guide provides information on the phases of partnership building. Community Leaders International Agencies	2003
Identifying Missed Opportunities for Preventing TB: a Resource for TB Programs This product will assist health department TB programs to document ways to decrease the number of TB cases. Specifically, programs can identify (1) providers who served the patient up to the TB diagnosis, and (2) points at which the provider failed to carry out TB testing and treatment recommendations... Managers and Supervisors	2003
Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Associated with Failed Completion of Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection - Chickasaw County, Mississippi, June 1999--March 2002. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 52(11): 222-224, March 21, 2003. This report summarizes the results of an investigation of the patients and their contacts in Chickasaw County, Mississippi during the period from June 1999 to March 2002, and demonstrates the need for strategies to increase the proportion of infected contacts that successfully complete treatment for latent TB infection (LTBI).	2003
Post-Detention Completion of Tuberculosis Treatment for Persons Deported or Released from the Custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Service --- United States, 2003. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 52(19): 438-441, May 16, 2003 This report describes three cases that illustrate several issues associated with the deportation of patients with incomplete treatment of TB disease after detention. These cases highlight the need for interagency coordination to ensure completion of treatment for persons being evaluated or treated for TB. Correctional Facility Staff Policy Makers	2003
The Global Plan to Stop Tuberculosis This booklet explains the action and resources needed over the next five years for six working groups to expand, adapt, and improve DOTS, enabling the working groups to meet the 2005 global targets of setting the world on the road to the elimination of TB. International Agencies Policy Makers	2003
TB: Are You at Risk? This online video describes what TB is and how it is spread. It explains that although TB affects people worldwide, it can be prevented, treated, and cured. The video also identifies individuals who are at risk for TB and emphasizes that they should take the TB skin test.	2003