The guide includes recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics on screening, diagnosis, and treatment of LTBI in children and adolescents. Topics covered include targeted testing, risk assessment, diagnostic tests, LTBI treatment regimens, and more. The guide is intended for pediatric primary care providers...
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Health Professionals
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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Health Professionals
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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Health Professionals
2019
This video encourages young children and household contacts of TB patients to adhere to TB treatment to help prevent TB.
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Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Children/Adolescents
Educators
Parents/Families
General Public
Health Educators/Communicators
Persons With LTBI
Persons with TB
2019
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
This handout contains information for patients that are prescribed the 4-month daily regimen of rifampin (4R) for the treatment of latent TB infection. The handout includes space to record the patient's doctor/clinic contact information.
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Health Professionals
Persons With LTBI
Physicians
2019
This handout contains information for patients that are prescribed the 3HP regimen for the treatment of latent TB infection. The 3HP regimen is a 3-month once weekly regimen of isoniazid and rifapentine. The handout includes space to record the patient's doctor/clinic contact information.
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Health Professionals
Persons With LTBI
Physicians
2019
A free online course that is designed to cover all aspects of the management of TB infection, including the diagnosis and treatment of TB. After taking the online course, you will:
-Understand the rationale of TB preventive treatment
-Identify at-risk groups for TB infection and disease
-Appreciate the strengths and limitations of current diagnostic tests for TB infection
-Know the range of treatment options for TB infection
-Become familiar with issues associated with implementation of TB prevention services in the field
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Health Professionals
2019
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 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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General Public
Health Educators/Communicators
Persons With LTBI
2019
This fact sheet provides information on home and hospital isolation for patients with infectious TB disease.
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Health Professionals
2019
The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the Global Fund and Stop TB Partnership, has launched the initiative “Find. Treat. All. #EndTB." The campaign site includes more information about the initiative, social media tiles, and other TB-related links.
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General Public
2019
The Stop TB Partnership has developed a set of campaign materials for World TB Day 2019.
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General Public
2019
The webinar presents information about the risk of TB among refugees from TB endemic countries and the challenges that influence their ability and willingness to see a health care provider after arriving to the US. The webinar also discusses factors that may affect U.S. health care providers’ ability to effectively evaluate and treat refugees for TB and LTBI.
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Health Professionals
2019
Someone with untreated latent TB infection and diabetes is more likely to develop TB disease than someone without diabetes. Without proper treatment, diabetes and TB can increase health complications. This webpage features information on the relationship between TB and diabetes, TB treatment for individuals with diabetes, and related links for patients and health care providers.
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General Public
Health Educators/Communicators
Health Professionals
Persons With LTBI
2019
This webinar provides information on the identification of patients at high risk for progression to active disease. The presenters also discuss challenges for treatment completion, such as co-morbidities, risky behaviors, and other medications that may interfere with treatment.
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Health Professionals
2019
This poster is intended to encourage health care workers to advise clients that if conditions of tuberculosis (TB) symptoms last more than 2-3 weeks, to avoid group settings and see a medical provider immediately.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Health Professionals
Nurses
Physicians
2019
WHO has published a global TB report every year since 1997. The main aim of the report is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease at global, regional and country levels. This report is updated annually.
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Health Professionals
International Agencies
Managers and Supervisors
Policy Makers
2019
This report presents summary data for U.S. TB cases reported to the Division of TB Elimination, CDC, during 2018.
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Health Professionals
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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General Public
Health Educators/Communicators
Health Professionals
Parents/Families
2019