These stories highlight the personal experiences of several people who were diagnosed and treated for TB disease, as well as the work of TB control professionals. You can share individual stories on social media using the social media graphics included on several of the survivor story pages.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Persons With LTBI
2019
The American Thoracic Society, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, European Respiratory Society, and Infectious Diseases Society of America jointly sponsored this new practice guideline on the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). The document includes recommendations on the treatment of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) as well as isoniazid-resistant but rifampin-susceptible TB...
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2019
In this webinar, Dr. David Ashkin presents information on the clinical significance of tuberculosis (TB) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Dr. Ashkin also shares information on adverse effects that can occur during treatment, as well as strategies for treatment completion and optimal management of patients with HCV and TB...
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Physicians
Nurses
2019
In this webinar, Dr. Michael Lauzardo presents a brief information on the history of human trafficking. Dr. Lauzardo also shares ways to identify victims. Additionally, Dr. Lauzardo describes ways to address TB prevention and care to improve the health outcomes of victims.
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Physicians
Nurses
2019
The 2019 Maryland Department of Health Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis serves a resource for Maryland healthcare providers and local health departments. The guidelines were approved by TB experts and TB clinicians within Maryland.
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Physicians
Nurses
2019
This video presents a history of TB in Bethel, a region in southwestern Alaska. The video also highlights the importance of TB screening and treatment completion.
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General Public
Health Educators/Communicators
2019
The handout describes the main characteristics of LTBI and Active TB, as well as their differences. The material also describes what increases the risk for developing Active TB and how to prevent TB from developing. English is on one side and Chuukese is on the other.
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General Public
Persons With LTBI
2019
The handout describes the main characteristics of LTBI and Active TB, as well as their differences. The material also describes what increases the risk for developing Active TB and how to prevent TB from developing. English is on one side and Cantonese is on the other.
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General Public
Persons With LTBI
2019
This poster provides steps that the general public can take to prevent active TB disease.
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General Public
2019
This fact sheet provides information on home and hospital isolation for patients with infectious TB disease.
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2019
This is a flipbook from the Multnomah County Health Department for patients with tuberculosis (TB) disease. The flipbook has information on TB disease, testing, case management, treatment, and more. The material is also available in Russian, Chinese, Somali, Vietnamese, and Spanish.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
Managers and Supervisors
Outreach Workers
2018
An educational video and presentation intended to train health care providers to perform Tuberculin skin testing.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Medical and Nursing School Students
2018
4 waiting room posters to encourage patients to speak with their doctor about latent TB. The posters are available in English and Chinese.
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Health Educators/Communicators
2018
A checklist for individuals to see if they may need a test for TB. The checklist has 3 questions:
*Were you born in or have you lived in a country (for over a month) where TB is common? This includes anywhere in Africa, Asia, Mexico, Central or South America, the Caribbean or Eastern Europe.
*Have you lived with or spent time with someone who has had TB?
*Do you have HIV/AIDS, diabetes, or kidney disease? Are you an organ transplant recipient or do you take medication that weakens your immune system?
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Health Educators/Communicators
2018
Laboratory services, such as sputum specimen diagnosis, are vital to effective TB control. This resource may be used by laboratories to develop institutional policies that support proper collection and submission of sputum specimens for TB testing.
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Lab Personnel
2018
