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
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
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 2020 edition of Reported Tuberculosis in the United States reflects a uniquely challenging year for public health and the TB community. The report describes information on cases of tuberculosis (TB) disease reported to CDC since 1993. This year’s report emphasizes cases counted by the reporting areas in 2020 and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB surveillance...
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Policy Makers
2019
This fact sheet contains information on TB testing and treatment for pregnant or breastfeeding mothers. The resource also contains information on the differences between TB disease and latent TB infection.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Parents/Families
2019
This slide set presents surveillance data based on TB case reports for 1993–2017 received by CDC.
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Community Based Organizations
Persons with TB
2018
In this video CDC's Dr. LoBue discussing the updated recommendations for the 12-dose treatment regimen for latent TB infection.
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Community Based Organizations
State Government Agencies
2018
Dr. Mark Gilbert of the BC Centre for Disease Control talks about tuberculosis in a minute-long video.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Medical and Nursing School Students
Parents/Families
Persons With LTBI
2018
An infographic with information on latent TB, TB disease, TB in British Columbia, TB globally, and TB symptoms,
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Health Educators/Communicators
Medical and Nursing School Students
Parents/Families
Persons With LTBI
2018
Dr. Mark Gilbert of the BC Centre for Disease Control talks about the prevalence of tuberculosis in British Columbia.
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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
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.
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Civil Surgeons
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
International Agencies
Lab Personnel
2018
The Stop TB Partnership has developed a set of campaign materials for World TB Day 2018.
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General Public
2018
These new guidelines supersede previous WHO policy documents on the management of LTBI in people living with HIV, household contacts of people with active TB, other groups at risk of developing TB, and for LTBI testing. The consolidated guidelines are expected to provide the basis and rationale for the development of national guidelines for LTBI management, adapted to the national and local epidemiology of TB, the availability of resources, the health infrastructure and other national and local determinants...
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Civil Surgeons
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
International Agencies
Lab Personnel
2018
