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This brochure provides parents with important information on tuberculosis infection in children. It is designed in a question and answer format with highlighted information for quick and easy readability. The information covered ranges from the definitions of tuberculosis (TB) infection and TB disease to diagnosis and treatment of TB infection...

This resource was developed for the public health workforce and other healthcare providers. It is intended as a tool to begin to explore the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for cultural competency in general, with a focus on TB control activities. The guide utilizes a culture general perspective and includes a self-assessment tool, teaching cases, and links to other cultural competency resources...

This report discusses the WHO/TDR sponsored evaluation of 19 commercially available rapid diagnostic tests for tuberculosis. The evaluation assessed diagnostic test performance, reproducibility, and operational characteristics.

This educational CD is intended to improve the management and care of pediatric tuberculosis in the private sector. Includes four recorded presentations, Q&A Sessions, and many other learning and resource materials. Free CE and CME offered. Pediatric TB Session 1 – Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Childhood TB: How are kids different? Presenter: Jeffrey Starke, MD Pediatric TB Session 2 – Latent TB Infection: Who, How, When and Why? Presenter: Robert Lawrence, MD Pediatric TB Session 3 – Pediatric TB Clinical Manifestations and Evaluation Presenter: Ana Alvarez, MD Pediatric TB Session 4 – Treatment and Control of Pediatric TB Presenter: Amina Ahmed, MD

This booklet provides information for patients about tuberculosis. It includes information on TB testing, diagnosis, and treatment.

The Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center in collaboration with the Lung Health Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham developed a TB-specific cultural competency guide. The guide is comprised of an introduction and individual country-specific summaries for the birth countries most commonly reported by foreign-born cases treated in the United States...

This report summarizes updated recommendations for managing the drug-drug interactions that occur when using antiretroviral therapy during TB treatment. Changes from previous versions of these guidelines include an effort to obtain and summarize the clinical experience of using specific antiretroviral regimens during TB treatment (not just pharmacokinetic data), a table summarizing the clinical experience with key antiretroviral regimens and providing recommended regimens (Table 1), and sections on treatment for special populations (young children, pregnant women, patients with drug-resistant TB)...

This document is intended to help TB program staff develop and write an evaluation plan. It consists of a template for writing your evaluation plan, followed by detailed instructions and guidance for filling in each section, as well as a sample evaluation plan.

The Global MDR-TB and XDR-TB Response Plan 2007-2008 sets out measures needed now to prevent, treat and control extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). The plan also sets in motion actions to reach a 2015 goal of providing access to drugs and diagnostic tests to all MDR-TB and XDR-TB patients, saving the lives of up to 1...

This eTool focuses on some of the hazards and controls found in the hospital setting, and describes standard requirements as well as recommended safe work practices for employee safety and health.