People with HIV and latent TB infection need treatment for HIV and for latent TB infection as soon as possible to prevent them from developing TB disease. Unfortunately, some people with HIV do not know they are infected with TB. Similarly, some people with TB disease are unaware of their HIV status, although HIV status reporting for people with TB is improving...
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Adults
At Risk Persons
Community Based Organizations
General Public
Health Professionals
HIV Positive Persons
Persons with HIV/AIDS
Persons with TB
2017
This manual is a joint publication of the Curry International TB Center and the Tuberculosis Control Branch of the California Department of Public Health. The 10 chapters and 4 appendices cover major topics pertaining to epidemiology, diagnosis, laboratory issues, treatment, medications, pediatrics, co-morbidities and special situations, monitoring and case management, adverse reactions, and treatment of contacts.
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Health Professionals
2016
This webinar includes a panel of experts discussing the questions healthcare providers have about using 3 months of isoniazid and rifapentine once weekly (3HP) to treat latent TB infection (LTBI).
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Health Professionals
2016
This resource is a search engine tool designed for health care practitioners to quickly find topic-specific information on TB. This resource is being developed by Mayo Clinic physicians who have expertise in this field. Users may enter search criteria on a variety of TB topics and the search engine will then display records with information pertaining to their topic...
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Health Professionals
2016
The Self-Study Modules, 1-5 is part of a series of educational modules designed to provide information about TB in a self-study format. This slide set was developed as an accompaniment to the print-based Self-Study Modules, 1-5 to aid in the presentation of module content for a facilitator-led training...
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Health Professionals
Outreach Workers
2016
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 2016 activities.The 2016 US World TB Day theme is "End TB."
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Health Educators/Communicators
2016
The Stop TB Partnership developed a set of free campaign materials for World TB Day 2016. Resources include posters, postcards, a toolkit, a t-shirt design, and cap and sarong designs. The resources come in six languages - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, and Russian.
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2016
This document is a compilation of survivor stories that feature the personal journeys of 15 individuals who have fought against TB disease.
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General Public
Policy Makers
2016
This fact sheet provides information on the connection between TB and diabetes and outlines activities where TB and diabetes programs can collaborate.
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Health Professionals
2016
This document highlights how the Ministries of Health of the 30 highest TB burden countries, and their partners, are beginning to adopt, adapt and implement the End TB Strategy.
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Health Professionals
2016
This report analyses the factors affecting access to treatment regimens for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), including new and repurposed drugs. Detailed pricing profiles of key DR-TB drugs are also provided.
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Health Professionals
International Agencies
Policy Makers
2016
This fact sheet provides information on latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) for patients.
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Persons With LTBI
2016
These guidelines aim to reduce morbidity and mortality related to TB and HIV-associated TB among people who inject drugs (PWID) through the integrated delivery of a comprehensive and holistic package of care. The guidelines provide an update of the 2008 Policy guidelines for collaborative TB and HIV services for injecting and other drug users: an integrated approach.
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Health Professionals
2016
This quick reference tool provides suggestions for replacing stigmatizing language with non-hurtful words and phrases.
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Health Professionals
2016
This guide provides an epidemiological profile of childhood TB, outlines the barriers to diagnosis and treatment, discusses strategies for improved access,and highlights opportunities for the involvement of children and their caregivers in all stages of program development and service delivery.
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Health Professionals
Policy Makers
2016
This report details the steps that governments of countries with high burdens of TB-HIV and their partners have taken to turn a coordinated response to TB-HIV into reality at the country level, as well as the remaining gaps.
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Health Professionals
International Agencies
Policy Makers
2016
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for clinicians, nurses, and hospital infection preventionists on the use of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay when making decisions to discontinue airborne infection isolation for persons with suspected, infectious pulmonary TB.
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Health Professionals
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
2016
This video provides information on how to administer directly observe therapy (DOT).
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Health Professionals
Outreach Workers
2016
This quick reference guide provides information on how to correctly administer and read a tuberculin skin test (TST).
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Health Professionals
2016
This website contains resources, materials, and links to latent TB infection and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) materials.
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Health Professionals
2016
