This report presents summary data for U.S. TB cases reported to the Division of TB Elimination, CDC, during 2017.
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Policy Makers
2018
This guide is for people with tuberculosis (TB), people at risk for TB, and their caretakers. The guide contains information on what services you have the right to receive, as well as your rights related to TB prevention, testing, treatment, and care.
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American Indian or Alaska Native persons
Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Community Leaders
Health Educators/Communicators
Hispanic or Latino persons
Long-term Residential Care Providers
Migrant Workers
Non-U.S.-born persons
Persons experiencing homelessness
Social Service Providers
2018
This is a flipbook from the Multnomah County Health Department for patients with tuberculosis (TB) disease. The flipbook has information on TB disease, testing, case management, treatment, and more. The material is also available in Russian, Chinese, Somali, Vietnamese, and Spanish.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
Managers and Supervisors
Outreach Workers
2018
This story highlights the personal experiences of a Tuberculosis (TB) survivor who was diagnosed and treated for TB disease. The survivor details the challenges of a lengthy hospital stay, her worries over how TB medicines would affect her pregnancy and baby, and her work as an advocate since recovering from TB...
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At Risk Persons
General Public
Persons with TB
2017
The "What is TB?" video provides general information about TB disease and TB infection. The video is available in English, Tagalog, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
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Health Educators/Communicators
2017
Basics of MDR-TB Clinical Care: Online Video Series is comprised of a series of short, online lectures presented in easy to digest segments. The series will cover major topics pertaining to epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment regimens, monitoring and case management, side-effects, prevention and isolation, treatment of contacts, and special situations...
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Civil Surgeons
Health Educators/Communicators
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
Lab Personnel
Long-term Residential Care Providers
Managers and Supervisors
Outreach Workers
2017
This is a planning document designed to facilitate the integration of strong public-private mix components into national TB strategic plans that are supposed to be the basis for Global Fund proposals and national budgeting processes, and will help drive a more comprehensive approach to provider engagement in TB care and prevention.
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Civil Surgeons
Community Leaders
Health Educators/Communicators
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
International Agencies
Lab Personnel
Managers and Supervisors
Outreach Workers
Policy Makers
2017
This webinar introduces the topic of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and its application in TB programs. The content will address basic features of an EMR, benefits and challenges of EMR incorporation, as well as tools and strategies to tailor EMRs specifically for TB programs. The format includes two case studies, followed by a moderated discussion.
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Managers and Supervisors
2017
This roadmap describes ten priorities, grouped into three core themes, that address the major health and economic impacts of zoonotic TB.
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International Agencies
Policy Makers
2017
This video highlights the continuing problem of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States and encourages people to take action by visiting the CDC TB website and getting tested for TB infection if they are at risk.
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2017
This website provides access to information regarding childhood TB, including online courses, educational resources, and an online community.
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2017
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 2017 activities.The 2017 US World TB Day theme is "Unite to End TB...
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Health Educators/Communicators
2017
This webinar provides an overview of the 2016 ATS/CDC/IDSA Treatment of Drug Susceptible Tuberculosis Guidelines and practical tips for implementation. Case studies are also presented.
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2017
This guide provides an overview of TB diagnostic tools and suggests recommendations for how activists and clinicians can contribute to improved TB diagnosis.
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2017
The purpose of this toolkit is to assist TB programs in developing and implementing a TB eDOT program. Because eDOT programs can be very diverse to accommodate individual TB program needs, this toolkit provides general information that can be tailored to fit program needs.
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Managers and Supervisors
2017
The goal of this document is to provide practical answers to ethical questions in regard to the End TB Strategy.
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International Agencies
2017
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 is intended to help health care providers use audiometry to make informed and patient-centered decisions to prevent and manage ototoxicity resulting from second-line anti-TB injectables.
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2017
These guidelines contain policy recommendations on priority areas in the treatment of drug-susceptible TB and patient care.
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2017
This document describes the steps necessary to measure the corrected QT (QTc) interval from electrocardiography (ECG) monitoring for patients being treated either with the shorter treatment regimen or the new drugs for drug-resistant TB treatment.
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2017
