This fact sheet provides information about active TB disease, latent TB infection, TB transmission, and signs and symptoms of TB disease. The resource also includes information on TB testing and treatment.
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General Public
Persons With LTBI
Persons with TB
2020
This poster aims to remind health professionals to continue to consider TB in patients presenting with symptoms and risk factors consistent with TB, regardless of their COVID-19 status.
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Health Professionals
Nurses
Physicians
2020
This fact sheet provides general information on distinguishing between TB and COVID-19 symptoms, as well as information on some risk factors for TB.
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General Public
2020
This fact sheet discusses general information about latent TB infection (LTBI), TB transmission, and TB tests. The resource also provides information on LTBI testing, and treatment.
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General Public
Persons With LTBI
Persons with TB
2020
This video instructs contact investigators on how to work with healthcare professionals to provide tuberculosis (TB) treatment.
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Health Professionals
Nurses
Physicians
2020
The handout provides information on the similarities and differences between COVID-19 and TB. The handout also lists who is at higher risk for TB and includes ways people can protect themselves and their family.
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Educators
General Public
Health Educators/Communicators
2020
The tool shows sample reactions to the Mantoux tuberculin skin test and includes a card with descriptions of each reaction. The product is $330, which includes one arm, one base, and shipping.
Total cost of $330 includes one arm, one base, and shipping. Also included is a laminated card that provides full descriptions of each reaction...
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Health Educators/Communicators
Health Professionals
Physicians
2020
This fact sheet provides information on tuberculin skin testing. It explains how to interpret tuberculin skin test (TST) results, including special considerations.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Health Professionals
Physicians
2020
This is video provides an introduction about tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis disease and how TB is tested for and treated.
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General Public
2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association (NTCA) have released “Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health-Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019”, published May 17, 2019 in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)...
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Health Professionals
2019
The False-Positive Investigation Toolkit provides mycobacteriology staff with updated resources to recognize potential false-positive results and to assist in false-positive investigations. The toolkit includes job-aids, posters, and templates that can be modified for local use.
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Health Professionals
Lab Personnel
2019
Health Literacy: New Field, New Opportunities is an online tutorial designed for health and literacy educators interested in addressing health literacy barriers to good health in their work. The tutorial was developed by World Education with funding from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine New England Region (NN/NL NER)...
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Health Educators/Communicators
Health Professionals
2019
This video explain the process of conducting child contact management. Child contact management improves the use of TB preventive therapy and identifies those with TB.
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Health Educators/Communicators
International Agencies
2019
This document informs national TB programs and stakeholders about the key implications for the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis. This resource is available before the release of the updated guidelines in order for planning at the country level. The guidelines are expected to be released in 2020...
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Health Professionals
Physicians
International Agencies
2019
The 57-minute presentation by Charles L. Daley, MD, includes information on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of NTM pulmonary disease.
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Health Professionals
Medical and Nursing School Students
2019
The webinar presents information on the potential clinical implications of TB and diabetes, the epidemiology of TB and diabetes, and diabetes and prevention of TB. The webinar also describes what a TB program can do about TB and diabetes.
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Health Professionals
Medical and Nursing School Students
2019
The webinar presents information on the common difficulties for TB case management for patients with HIV. The webinar also defines the epidemiologic link between HIV and TB. Additionally, the webinar describes how to incorporate HIV testing and referral to care as part of targeted testing and treatment of latent TB infection...
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Health Professionals
Medical and Nursing School Students
2019
The Global Plan to End TB 2018–2022: The Paradigm Shift includes an estimate of the resources needed to achieve the targets determined at the UN High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on TB in September 2018.
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Health Professionals
International Agencies
2019
The guide includes recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics on screening, diagnosis, and treatment of LTBI in children and adolescents. Topics covered include targeted testing, risk assessment, diagnostic tests, LTBI treatment regimens, and more. The guide is intended for pediatric primary care providers...
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Health Professionals
2019
The flipbook can be used by healthcare personnel to provide patient education for persons at risk for TB infection. The flipbook can also be used to provide patient education for persons newly diagnosed with LTBI. This product was developed in collaboration with the Chuuk State TB and Hansen’s Disease Program, the Federated States of Micronesia National TB Program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Curry International Tuberculosis Center...
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Health Professionals
2019
