This tool estimates the risk of active tuberculosis for an individual with a tuberculin skin test reaction of 5+mm, based on his/her clinical profile. It is intended for adults tested with standard tuberculin (5 TU PPDS, or 2 TU RT-23).
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2010
How to give a sample for testing for pulmonary tuberculosis. Most diagnostic tests for TB examine sputum coughed from the lungs. The lack of access to TB diagnosis is a major barrier to controlling TB which kills nearly 2 million people every year. New sensitive tests that are affordable and that can be used in a low tech environment are urgently needed.
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Persons With LTBI
2010
This manual provides basic information on TB testing, and lists key points in evaluating, treating, and monitoring children and adolescents who have latent TB infection.
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2009
This training course uses a variety of methods of instruction to help health workers develop specific skills necessary to diagnose persons with TB and manage treatment for their patients. The training course consists of 10 modules titled: 'A: Introduction', 'B: Detect Cases of TB', 'C: Treat TB Patients', 'D: Inform Patients About TB', 'E: Identify and Supervise Community TB Treatment Supporters', 'F: Manage Drugs and Supplies for TB', 'G: Ensure Continuation of TB Treatment', 'H: Monitor TB Case Detection and Treatment', 'I: TB Infection Control in Your Health Facility', and 'J: Field Exercise - Observe TB Management', and 'K: Management of Tuberculosis - Reference booklet'
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Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
2009
This pamphlet provides detailed guidelines for patients about how and when to collect a sputum sample.
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2009
This website is a comprehensive source of evidence syntheses, policies, guidelines, and research agendas on TB diagnosis. The website offers detailed guidance on how to conduct and report diagnostic research on TB, guidance on how to perform systematic reviews of diagnostics, tools on guideline development, including GRADE, and documents on improvement of laboratory quality and practice...
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Lab Personnel
2009
This publication, with contributions from over 30 experts, aims to provide a comprehensive, well-referenced blueprint to guide researchers, clinicians, industry partners, academics, and TB controllers in all sectors in all aspects of TB diagnostics development, from concept to evaluation, implementation, scale-up, delivery and impact.
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Lab Personnel
2009
This report describes the updated guidelines for using nucleic acid amplification tests in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB).
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Lab Personnel
2009
This two-hour webinar was developed for clinicians in the United States who may treat or screen patients with tuberculosis, diabetes, or both diseases. The webinar includes a 90-minute presentation and a 30-minute question and answer session.
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Nurses
Physicians
2009
This handbook presents fundamentals of chest radiography and simple ways to assess the quality of chest radiographs. The goal of this handbook is that by providing this information, quality assurance for chest radiography can be conducted in resource constrained settings.
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International Agencies
Managers and Supervisors
2008
This manual describes policies, protocols and recommendations for the prevention, treatment and control of tuberculosis from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH). The protocols address testing, preventive treatment, initial evaluation for TB, treatment of TB disease and drug-resistant TB, monitoring and follow-up evaluation, infection control, and case management...
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2008
This document describes nineteen (19) new or improved diagnostic tools of the many that have been or are being developed. WHO has a process for evaluating and endorsing new tools for TB control programmes. Three (3) of the tools described in this document have already been endorsed by WHO and are being implemented by countries, while the others are still under development or in piloting phase and are expected to be ready for review for appropriateness for scaled-up use in the coming years...
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Lab Personnel
Policy Makers
2008
General information about Tuberculosis on Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's website.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Outreach Workers
Persons With LTBI
2008
General information on the BCG Vaccine on Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's website.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Outreach Workers
Persons With LTBI
2008
This book discusses targeted tuberculin skin testing for latent TB infection as a strategic component of TB control. Specifically addressed are how to administer, read, and interpret the tuberculin skin test and its specificity and sensitivity. Continuing education credits are available.
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2008
