This book for clinicians shows and describes examples of radiographic abnormalities common in pediatric tuberculosis, emphasizing pulmonary, lymphatic and meningeal disease. The utility of CT scan and MRI in pediatric TB are also discussed. Radiographs and case studies are used as illustrations throughout the book...
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Health Professionals
2012
In this podcast, Dr. Kenneth Castro discusses basic TB prevention, testing, and treatment information.
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Persons With LTBI
2012
This fact sheet describes the CDC's recommendations for HIV screening in TB clinics. It explains opt-out screening, why CDC recommends HIV screening, and who should be screened. It also lists available education and training resources.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Health Professionals
2012
The Communications, Education, and Behavioral Studies Branch (CEBSB) in the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) at CDC developed a video podcast on the 12-dose treatment regimen for latent tuberculosis infection. The video podcast features Dr. Kenneth Castro and is available in English and Spanish...
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Health Professionals
2012
This animation provides a visual guide to the most common symptoms of TB and advises people to contact a doctor if they think they might have the illness.
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General Public
Policy Makers
2012
The latest issue of the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute’s Cultural Competency newsletter focused on patient advocacy. The issue was released in conjunction with World TB Day. It highlights the moving story of one patient’s experience with a TB diagnosis, and how she helped other TB patients, their loved ones and healthcare providers in the struggle against TB...
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General Public
Health Professionals
Outreach Workers
Policy Makers
2012
In January 2012, members of the Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis reached out to organizations treating children with DR-TB in diverse settings and asked them to submit short stories and photos. These stories pay tribute to the thousands of children who, with the help of dedicated health care providers and family members, have fought and overcome DR-TB.
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2012
This document is designed to provide guidance to TB and HIV programme managers, employers, workers organizations, occupational health staff and other partners on the need and ways to work in partnership to design and implement workplace TB/HIV prevention, treatment and care programmes integrated with occupational health and HIV workplace programmes where relevant.
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Managers and Supervisors
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
2012
Adopting electronic recording and reporting is not simply about choosing a piece of software: it is also about changing how people work. This is not a simple undertaking. This document introduces the key questions to be considered and illustrates what the questions, options and recommendations mean in practice by drawing on examples of recent experience from a variety of countries...
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Managers and Supervisors
2012
This Course is intended as an introduction to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) management, and is aimed at medical practitioners involved in the detection, management and treatment of MDR-TB patients, under the guiding principles of the World Health Organization's Stop TB Strategy. The Course aims to facilitate self-study by medical practitioners of contemporary, evidence-based standards for diagnosis and clinical management of MDR-TB in a variety of geographical, economic and social settings...
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Health Professionals
2012
This guide summarizes The Union's experience in developing approaches to integrated TB-HIV care for adults in resource-limited settings. It is recommended for health professionals at the implementation level and national programme staff in charge of policy and practices for collaborative TB-HIV activities.
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Health Professionals
Managers and Supervisors
2012
This brochure for patients describes the new 12-dose treatment for latent TB infection (LTBI).
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Persons With LTBI
2012
This issue focuses on the story of Raquel Orduño, whose on-going TB advocacy began with a group of people who came together to document and portray their experiences with TB along the United States (U.S.)-Mexico border. It also includes information on advocacy, social support and supportive language.
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General Public
Health Professionals
Outreach Workers
Policy Makers
2012
Although guidelines for population-based TB disease prevalence surveys exist, these cannot readily be used for measuring the prevalence of TB disease among health care workers, specific adaptations are needed. This guide is intended to provide that guidance for the specific setting of health care workers...
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Health Professionals
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
2012
Dr. Kenneth Castro explains why it is important for people living with HIV to be tested for TB.
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Health Professionals
2012
This brochure was developed for clinicians to use with patients while discussing the 12-dose regimen. The brochure contains information on latent TB infection, the 12-dose regimen, treatment schedules, and adverse events. There is space on this brochure to write in treatment schedules and clinic/office contact information.
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General Public
Persons With LTBI
2012
The MDR-TB Planning Toolkit is designed to help assist countries develop or strengthen a multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) component within their national TB strategy or plan. Eight tools contain worksheets to assist the user through key planning steps. The toolkit is intended for countries, technical partners, international organizations, and donors.
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International Agencies
Policy Makers
2012
This course was designed to give hands-on practice in identifying when and how an Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) program can be used in the prevention of tuberculosis in people living with HIV. Depending on individual pace and previous knowledge, this course requires around 30 to 45 minutes to complete.
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Health Professionals
International Agencies
Managers and Supervisors
2012
This is the seventeenth global report on tuberculosis (TB) published by WHO in a series that started in 1997. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and progress in implementing and financing TB prevention, care and control at global, regional and country levels using data reported by 204 countries and territories that account for over 99% of the world’s TB cases.
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Health Professionals
International Agencies
Managers and Supervisors
Policy Makers
2012
Nine celebrities engaged in the fight against tuberculosis are launching a call to action to their friends and fans. They raise awareness through movies, music, television. They give patients a voice through their arts. They fight stigma and discrimination. They help with their time and commitment and need their efforts to be paired by other celebrities and their fans...
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Health Educators/Communicators
Health Professionals
International Agencies
2012