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This report provides surveillance data, concise summaries of core program activities, and highlights for 2015.

The WHO treatment guidelines for drug-resistant TB contains policy recommendations on priority areas in the treatment of drug-resistant TB.

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.

This document describes the steps necessary to implement the shorter regimen and the new drugs for drug-resistant TB treatment, including diagnosis and bacterial confirmation of drug resistance, treatment regimen design, monitoring of treatment efficacy and safety, and programmatic evaluation.

This report presents summary data for U.S. TB cases reported to the Division of TB Elimination, CDC, during 2015.

This infographic provides an overview of the global TB epidemic.

This expert video commentary features DTBE Director, Dr. Philip LoBue, and provides information for physicians on the new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on testing for latent TB infection.

This slide set provides an overview of the epidemiology of pediatric TB in the United States from 1993-2015.

This fact sheet provides an overview of how nurses help TB patients.

This document provides recommendations on the use chest radiography in TB detection. Specifically, the document provides information on chest radiography as a triage tool, diagnostic aid, and a screening tool. Additionally, quality assurance, safety, strategic planning, and technological developments are discussed.