This fact sheet provides basic information about TB and describes how TB is transmitted.
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Hispanic or Latino persons
2003
This pamphlet provides general information about LTBI and TB disease diagnosis and treatment as well as information about home isolation.
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Persons With LTBI
2009
This booklet provides information for patients about tuberculosis. It includes information on TB testing, diagnosis, and treatment.
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General Public
Persons With LTBI
Persons with TB
2008
This guide was developed by the Global Laboratory Initiative, which is one of the Working Groups of the Stop TB Partnership. The guide replaces both the 1998 WHO and 2000 IUATLD guides on smear microscopy and contains many new elements.
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Lab Personnel
2013
The handbook provides information on safety issues involved in the processing and management of samples potentially containing Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Topics covered in the handbook include safe working practices, laboratory infrastructure and layout, personal protective equipment, and more...
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Lab Personnel
2019
These guidelines for laboratory services are contained in a series of three manuals, two of which are focused on the technical aspects of tuberculosis microscopy and culture and a third which deals with laboratory management, including aspects such as laboratory safety and proficiency testing. These manuals have been developed for use in low-and middle-income countries with high tuberculosis prevalence and incidence rates...
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Lab Personnel
1998
These guidelines for laboratory services are contained in a series of three manuals, two of which are focused on the technical aspects of tuberculosis microscopy and culture and a third which deals with laboratory management, including aspects such as laboratory safety and proficiency testing. These manuals have been developed for use in low-and middle-income countries with high tuberculosis prevalence and incidence rates...
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Lab Personnel
1998
These guidelines for laboratory services are contained in a series of three manuals, two of which are focused on the technical aspects of tuberculosis microscopy and culture and a third which deals with laboratory management, including aspects such as laboratory safety and proficiency testing. These manuals have been developed for use in low-and middle-income countries with high tuberculosis prevalence and incidence rates...
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Managers and Supervisors
Lab Personnel
1998
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.
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2008
This online course is designed to provide TB control staff, clinicians, and nurses a brief overview of basic principles of molecular technology and test platforms used for molecular testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a basis for understanding how mutations are associated with drug resistance and what reporting language might be used to describe resistance results.
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Lab Personnel
2017
This guide gathers basic information about providing language services in one
document. Information includes interpreter and translator associations and agencies, training programs, assessment tools, and other materials. A searchable version is available online at www.healthlaw.org.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Civil Surgeons
2006
In response to the urgent need to control the spread of TB, the U.S. Congress passed the Reauthorization Act supporting a substantial increase in USG funding for TB treatment and control over a five-year period. The Reauthorization Act requests the development of a USG Global Tuberculosis Strategy.
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International Agencies
2010
This fact sheet contains information on latent TB infection, including how latent TB infection is spread and who is most at risk for latent TB infection.
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Students
2019
The flipbook can be used by healthcare personnel to provide patient education for persons at risk for TB infection. The flipbook can also be used to provide patient education for persons newly diagnosed with LTBI. This product was developed in collaboration with the Chuuk State TB and Hansen’s Disease Program, the Federated States of Micronesia National TB Program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Curry International Tuberculosis Center...
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2019
This 2-page document provides information on latent TB infection, what a positive TB skin or blood test means, latent TB infection treatment, and various myths and fears about latent TB infection.
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General Public
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
The mobile application was designed to make it easy to view CDC’s latest LTBI recommendations on an iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, or Android. When your device is connected to wireless or cellular service, the content is updated automatically to ensure you always have the most up-to-date information.
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2013
This fact sheet presents general information on latent TB infection.
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Persons With LTBI
2015
The multimedia videos are targeted to community health providers, including those working at Federally Qualified Health Centers. The series contains three videos, each of which is 6 -15 minutes long, and seamlessly incorporate images, voice and text. The videos cover screening, diagnosis and treatment of LTBI...
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2013
This website contains resources, materials, and links to latent TB infection and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) materials.
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2016
