The materials were developed for clinicians to use with patients while discussing the 12-dose regimen for the treatment of latent TB infection. The materials include a patient education brochure, medication tracker, and symptom checklist. The brochure contains information on latent TB infection, the 12-dose regimen, and adverse events...
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Health Professionals
Persons With LTBI
Physicians
2018
This document provides specific guidance for screening and post- screening management of all people who have been identified through public health investigations as having been exposed to multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB). Recommendations for symptomatic contacts, children less than 5 years of age and those who are highly immunocompromised (see step 1B) are different from other groups...
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Persons with TB
2018
Since January of 2016, we have seen an increase of multidrug-resistance tuberculosis (MDR TB) in Minnesota. The severe increase in these rates is due to an MDR TB outbreak within the Hmong community of the east metro. What is very concerning about this outbreak is that it is not regular TB, but MDR TB...
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Health Professionals
2018
In this webinar, Dr. Drew Posey shares knowledge on the US TB screening program. The webinar includes information on how US-bound immigrants and refugees are screened for TB, the effect of the screening program on US TB efforts, and how information from the overseas exam is transmitted.
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Civil Surgeons
Health Professionals
Physicians
Nurses
2018
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 French is on the other.
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General Public
Persons With LTBI
2018
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 Haitian Creole is on the other.
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General Public
Persons With LTBI
2018
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 Tagalog is on the other.
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General Public
Persons With LTBI
2018
This fact sheet provides brief information on M. bovis, as well as safety and infection control measures for individuals handling carcasses of animals known or suspected to have TB.
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Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
Lab Personnel
2018
This fact sheet provides information on TB, including symptoms of TB. The fact sheet also lists persons at high risk for developing TB disease.
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General Public
2018
This video provides information for patients and family members within Navajo Nation about tuberculosis. The video specifically discusses what tuberculosis is, how it is transmitted, and how it is successfully treated.
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General Public
2018
This 60-minute webinar reviews best practices for TB diagnosis and management for ICE detainees, the role of public health and community partners, and how care is coordinated for patients who are released.
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Health Professionals
2018
The animation educates viewers on topics related to drug-resistant TB and multidrug-resistant TB, such as treatment plans, basic information on multidrug-resistant TB, and the importance of medication adherence.
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2018
This 75-minute webinar discusses TB and LTBI testing and treatment for international students in the university and college setting. The webinar includes information on updates to the American College Health Association (ACHA) TB guidelines, LTBI treatment options, and a model for LTBI screening and treatment in the University setting.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Health Professionals
Policy Makers
2018
The case presentation discussed in this 60-minute webinar provides insight on the complicated factors a nurse case manager navigated to treat a patient with disseminated TB. The webinar was created for TB nurses, nurse case managers, and public health nurses who manage TB patients.
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Health Professionals
Managers and Supervisors
2018
The video describes ways to effectively manage active TB by providing information on TB testing, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Persons With LTBI
2018
The video educates viewers on ways to effectively manage active TB. The animation includes information on preventing the spread of TB through TB testing, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Persons With LTBI
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
Health Professionals
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
The website contains the history of World TB Day and multiple resources, including web graphics, that can be used in social media updates, websites, and presentations. This website also allows TB organizations to share their World TB Day 2018 activities.The 2018 US World TB Day theme is "Wanted: Leaders for a TB Free United States...
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Health Educators/Communicators
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
Health Professionals
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
International Agencies
Lab Personnel
2018