The infographic provides information on the importance of CDC's Molecular Detection of Drug Resistance (MDDR) service, how drug resistance develops, and how CDC assists TB programs. The infographic also includes a case study.
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General Public
Lab Personnel
2020
This material summarizes the U.S. recommendations for latent TB infection testing and treatment. The document includes information on who should be tested for TB infection, recommended treatment regimens for latent TB infection, and more.
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Physicians
2020
The resource is intended for primary care providers who care for individuals and populations who may be at risk for infection with M. tuberculosis. The guide includes latent TB infection diagnosis and treatment information, sample documentation forms, and additional resources.
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Civil Surgeons
Physicians
2020
This material aims to inform national TB Programmes and other stakeholders about the key implications of the latest evidence on the use of specific molecular assays as initial diagnostic tests of pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB and RR-TB, in adults and children.
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International Agencies
Physicians
2020
The guide details messaging and strategies to help advocates and activists ensure that the LAM test is made available in-country.
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International Agencies
Policy Makers
2020
The video contains information on the basics of TB infection, targeted testing, recommendations for screening and testing high-risk groups, and patient education messages.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Medical and Nursing School Students
Physicians
2020
This video presents information on the difference between TB infection and disease, testing methods and recommendations, and interpretation of test results. The video also discusses special considerations for testing and the medical evaluation process...
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Health Educators/Communicators
Medical and Nursing School Students
Physicians
2020
Speakers for this webinar include the Deputy Director of the Global TB Institute and a survivor of MDR-TB. By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to: define stigma in the context of tuberculosis prevention and care, describe how stigma affects persons with tuberculosis, and apply interventions in the health care setting and community to reduce stigma...
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Civil Surgeons
Health Educators/Communicators
Medical and Nursing School Students
Nurses
Persons with TB
Physicians
2020
This material was developed for clinicians to use with patients that are prescribed the three months of daily isoniazid plus rifampin (3HR) regimen for the treatment of latent TB infection. There is space to write treatment information, medication intake, and doctor/clinic contact information...
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Persons With LTBI
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
Physicians
2020
This fact sheet provides clinicians with steps to recognize signs of TB, diagnose via a full evaluation, and report probable and confirmed cases to their local health department.
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Civil Surgeons
Physicians
Nurses
2020
This resource presents a method of assessing and updating laboratory procedures to assist in detecting TB early by reducing lab turnaround time for reporting positive smear, culture, identification, and susceptibility results.
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Lab Personnel
2019
These educational modules are designed to provide basic information about tuberculosis (TB) in a self-study format for new TB health care workers. This instructional packet includes a series of five modules, an introduction, a glossary, and content covering transmission, pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment of TB infection and disease, and infection control...
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Outreach Workers
2019
This webpage provides a brief overview on what health department staff need to know abut the TB Technical Instructions. Technical Instructions are the requirements that civil surgeons and panel physicians must follow when evaluating persons as part of their application process.
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Civil Surgeons
2019
This series of three videos aims to help providers talk to their patients about latent TB infection testing and treatment. Each of the videos are two-minutes long. The topics covered include:
•Why Should I Get Testing for Latent TB?
•Why Do I Need Treatment for Latent TB?
•I Received the BCG Vaccine: Do I Still Need Latent TB Testing and Treatment?
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Health Educators/Communicators
2019
