This online application was developed to respond to clinician's questions about TB infection, disease, and control. The application includes recommendations on the treatment of latent tuberculosis (LTBI) and treatment of active tuberculosis.
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Nurses
2023
This second edition manual includes information and resources to support the implementation of TB infection prevention and control measures. This material is intended to be used in efforts to reduce the risk of tuberculosis transmission in health and community care settings.
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Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
Nurses
Physicians
2023
The interagency field guide contains information on strategic approaches, guidance, and innovations for TB prevention and care interventions in humanitarian settings. The guide focuses on the managerial/organizational aspects of TB interventions. References are also provided for the clinical aspects of TB interventions...
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Government Agencies
Nurses
Physicians
International Agencies
2022
This program manual provides information on the NYC Department of Health’s policies, protocols, and recommendations for the prevention, treatment, and control of TB.
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Nurses
Physicians
2022
This 2021 edition of Reported Tuberculosis in the United States reflects ongoing challenges facing the public health and tuberculosis (TB) communities. The report describes information on cases of TB disease reported to CDC since 1993. This year’s report emphasizes cases counted by the reporting areas in 2021 and the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB surveillance...
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Policy Makers
2022
The recent emergence of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) calls for enhanced cooperation between public health authorities, homeless service systems, and other partners at the local level. HUD strongly encourages CoCs to contact their local public health departments, Healthcare for the Homeless agencies, and other local health partners to ensure the unique needs and opportunities related to the homeless service system are incorporated in plans to prevent and respond to infectious diseases like COVID-19...
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State Government Agencies
2022
This playlist contains videos for the North American Region Post Graduate course (2021). There are five videos in the playlist:
1. "Welcome and Overview" is presented by Max Salfinger, MD, FAAM, FIDSA, ATSF and Connie Haley, MD. "The Role of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis & Management of TB" is presented by Angela Starks, PhD and Beverly Metchock, DrPH...
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Physicians
Lab Personnel
Nurses
2021
This report presents summary data for U.S. TB cases reported to the Division of TB Elimination, CDC, during 2019.
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2020
This wepage provides information on the similarities between COVID-19 and tuberculosis, wearing a mask, reducing stigma, and more. The document is also available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Polish, and Chinese.
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Educators
General Public
Health Educators/Communicators
Persons with TB
2020
The video is intended to provide overall guidance and interviewing techniques.
Viewers are presented an overview of interviewing for TB contact investigation, excerpts of a TB interview and a re-interview, and commentary from experts in the field. The checklist focuses on critical elements of a TB interview.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Managers and Supervisors
Outreach Workers
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 fact sheet provides information on home and hospital isolation for patients with infectious TB disease.
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2019
This report presents summary data for U.S. TB cases reported to the Division of TB Elimination, CDC, during 2018.
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Policy Makers
2019
This resources summarizes TB screening and testing information for health care personnel and caregivers. Topics covered include screening and testing upon hire, testing after a TB exposure event, and annual training and screening.
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Managers and Supervisors
2019
The 2019 Maryland Department of Health Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis serves a resource for Maryland healthcare providers and local health departments. The guidelines were approved by TB experts and TB clinicians within Maryland.
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Physicians
Nurses
2019
