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2007-2008 XDR & MDR Tuberculosis Global Response Plan This is a fact sheet for policymakers on MDR and XDR TB. International Agencies Policy Makers	2007
New Technologies for TB Control: A Framework for Their Adoption, Introduction and Implementation This framework identifies key issues that need to be addressed to accelerate the adoption and implementation of new and improved technologies. It provides guidance on what actions are needed when improved existing and/or new medicines, diagnostics and vaccines become available. The document identifies challenges to retooling and proposes key steps for facilitating appropriate and timely adoption and implementation... Health Professionals Lab Personnel Managers and Supervisors	2007
Hospital eTool - Tuberculosis This eTool focuses on some of the hazards and controls found in the hospital setting, and describes standard requirements as well as recommended safe work practices for employee safety and health. Health Professionals Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers	2007
2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings The Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007 updates and expands the 1996 Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals. Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers	2007
World TB Day 2007: TB Anywhere is TB Everywhere TB ANYWHERE IS TB EVERYWHERE is the theme for 2007 World TB Day, March 24th, offering a message of urgency and shared responsibility. The theme emphasizes that although TB is a preventable and curable disease, it remains a global emergency. It reflects the chronically inadequate investment in TB control, surveillance, research and development as well as TB's deadly synergy with HIV... General Public	2007
Stories - Mosala Masinyale, Lesotho This is the story of one patient's experience with TB disease and HIV. General Public Health Educators/Communicators Persons With LTBI	2007
Stop TB This short video describes TB, how it spreads, and what to do if you’re at risk. General Public	2007
Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2006 This report presents summary data for TB cases reported to the CDC Division of TB Elimination (DTBE), verified, and counted in 2006. These reports of TB cases were submitted by 60 reporting areas (50 states, the District of Columbia, New York City, Puerto Rico, and seven other jurisdictions in the Pacific and Caribbean)... Health Professionals	2007
Managing Drug Interactions in the Treatment of HIV-Related Tuberculosis This report summarizes updated recommendations for managing the drug-drug interactions that occur when using antiretroviral therapy during TB treatment. Changes from previous versions of these guidelines include an effort to obtain and summarize the clinical experience of using specific antiretroviral regimens during TB treatment (not just pharmacokinetic data), a table summarizing the clinical experience with key antiretroviral regimens and providing recommended regimens (Table 1), and sections on treatment for special populations (young children, pregnant women, patients with drug-resistant TB)... Physicians	2007
Improving the Diagnosis and Treatment of Smear-Negative Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Among Adults and Adolescents -- Recommendations for HIV-Prevalent and Resource-Constrained Settings This document is intended for those dealing with tuberculosis and HIV at all levels in HIV-prevalent and resource-constrained settings. It is intended to assist development of national policies to improve the diagnosis and management of smear-negative pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The recommendations and algorithms are designed for use by national tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS control programs and service providers. Health Professionals International Agencies Managers and Supervisors	2007
Cultural Competency Resource Guide This resource guide was developed by the Cultural Competency Subcommittee of TB ETN. The guide includes a list of organizations, readings, and assessment tools associated with cultural competence and health. Health Educators/Communicators Health Professionals Outreach Workers	2007
Forging Partnerships to Eliminate Tuberculosis: A Guide and Toolkit The purpose of the guide is to provide TB controllers and state and local TB programs with the basic information they need to create and sustain productive TB partnerships. The purpose of the toolkit is to make it easier to implement the tips and strategies provided in the guide. Community Leaders Health Professionals Managers and Supervisors Policy Makers	2007
HIV testing for life… HIV testing for all tuberculosis patients This book encourages health care workers to offer HIV testing to TB patients. The book contains real life stories and photos of patients and health staff, communication tips, and research data to support how HIV testing is beneficial to TB patients. Health Professionals Policy Makers	2007
Best Practice for Care of Patients with TB: A Guide for Low-Income Countries This manual illustrates the practical aspects of patient care from onset of symptoms to treatment completion. Mainly based on field-gathered evidence, it aims to give health-care workers the tools to provide the highest quality of care. Health Professionals International Agencies	2007
Speaking Books The Speaking Book is a practical solution to the dual challenge of low literacy and shortage of training community workers. The Speaking Book is an interactive, multi-lingual hard-backed book with a 5 minute recorded sound box, that is seen, read, heard, and understood, regardless of reading ability... Community Leaders General Public Health Educators/Communicators International Agencies Persons With LTBI	2007
RTMCC Product List This webpage was developed to succinctly display and provide access to the educational materials developed by the CDC-funded TB Regional Training and Medical Consultation Centers (RTMCCs). These resources include print, audiotape, videotape, CD-based tools, and MP3 files. Included in the list below is the title, a brief description, publication date, and a link to the product. General Public Health Educators/Communicators Health Professionals	2007
TB Photovoice Thailand (TBPV) TB Photovoice Thailand (TBPV) is a project that uses photography to raise awareness and stimulate dialogue among communities affected by tuberculosis (TB) and HIV in northern Thailand. Community Leaders General Public	2007
TB Tips: Advice for People with Tuberculosis "TB Tips: Advice for People with Tuberculosis" is a quick reference guide for patients. It is based on the popular tips that originally appeared in the first edition of "The Tuberculosis Survival Handbook". This short booklet is full of practical advice, suggestions, guidance, and information in an easy to read format for TB patients. Persons With LTBI	2007
Priorities for Tuberculosis Bacteriology Services in Low Income Countries This is the second edition of the "Red Book". It provides guidance to national tuberculosis programmes and the laboratory network on the role of TB laboratory services. It outlines the main responsibilities within the network and the technical and organisational aspects of microscopic sputum-smear examination and the surveillance of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance... Health Professionals International Agencies Lab Personnel	2007
MSF Fact Sheet: Tuberculosis This fact sheet provides an overview of TB diagnosis, treatment, and drug-resistant TB. It also reviews the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, which has dealt with TB since its first day of operations more than 30 years ago. International Agencies Policy Makers	2007