This brochure provides information to persons with latent TB infection (LTBI) who are adjusting their immigration status. The brochure describes LTBI, emphasizes the importance of LTBI treatment, and explains how to receive LTBI treatment.
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Non-U.S.-born persons
Persons With LTBI
2024
A poster that describes the TB blood test, explains what a positive blood test means, and emphasizes that TB is treatable. This material was designed to be displayed in civil surgeon offices to explain TB screening as part of the immigration medical examination.
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Non-U.S.-born persons
2023
This conversation guide provides information for community-based organizations, TB programs, and healthcare providers to talk with their clients about the TB screening and attestation requirements of the Uniting for Ukraine program.
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Community Based Organizations
Nurses
Physicians
Social Service Providers
2023
This fact sheet provides information for arrivals and their sponsors on the TB screening and attestation requirements of the Uniting for Ukraine program. Ukrainian is on one side and English is on the other.
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Non-U.S.-born persons
2023
This poster provides information for arrivals and their sponsors on the TB screening and attestation requirements of the Uniting for Ukraine program. The poster is in English and Russian.
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Non-U.S.-born persons
2023
This booklet provides information on the diagnosis and treatment of TB infection and TB disease. Key audiences for this resource are people with or at risk for TB; people who may have been exposed to someone with TB; people who provide services for those at high risk for TB, such as correctional officers, homeless shelter workers, and emergency responders; and people who want to learn more about tuberculosis...
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General Public
2022
This material was developed for clinicians to use with patients that are prescribed the four months daily rifampin (4R) regimen for the treatment of latent TB infection. There is space to write treatment information, medication intake, and doctor/clinic contact information. There is also a checklist of signs and symptoms that may develop while using the 4R regimen...
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Persons With LTBI
Physicians
2022
This material was developed for clinicians to use with patients that are prescribed the three months of daily isoniazid plus rifampin (3HR) regimen for the treatment of latent TB infection. There is space to write treatment information, medication intake, and doctor/clinic contact information. There is also a checklist of signs and symptoms that may develop while using the 3HR regimen...
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Persons With LTBI
Physicians
2022
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 Russian is on the other.
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General Public
Persons With LTBI
2022
This fact sheet explains to patients the reason for a sputum test and contains step-by-step directions for giving a sample of sputum.
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Non-U.S.-born persons
General Public
Persons with TB
2021
A fact sheet on active TB disease, including information on how TB is spread, TB tests, and directly observed therapy.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Outreach Workers
2020
This guide details the latest WHO recommendations, TB diagnostic tools, and how these diagnostic tools should be used in country programs. The guide also provides activists with the information needed to advocate for access to TB diagnostic testing.
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International Agencies
Policy Makers
2020
This fact sheet introduces the TB blood test, also called an Interferon Gamma Release Assay or IGRA.
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Persons With LTBI
2019
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
This is a flipbook from the Multnomah Health Department for patients with tuberculosis (TB) disease. The flipbook has information on TB disease, testing, case management, treatment, and more.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
Outreach Workers
2018
A fact sheet with information of collecting sputum for TB, including content on why sputum testing is necessary.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Outreach Workers
2018
ExplainTB is a mobile app that provides written and audiovisual education for TB patients, relatives, and others. The app has over 40 chapters of TB information available in more than 30 languages.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Outreach Workers
2018
.This job aid can be used by healthcare workers to view dosage information for bedaquiline. The resource also provides visual information for patients.
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2017
A fact sheet on the TB skin test, including information on latent TB infection, TB disease, and what a positive/negative skin test means. The fact sheet also has information on testing after receiving the BCG vaccine.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Outreach Workers
2016
A fact sheet on the QuantiFERON (also called QFT test), including information on how test results are interpreted. There is also content on the difference between latent TB infection and TB disease.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Outreach Workers
2016
