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Recommendations for the Screening and Prevention of Tuberculosis in Patients with HIV and the Screening for HIV in Tuberculosis Patients and Their Contacts

This report, based upon current available scientific knowledge and medical practice, provides information to the medical community concerned with the care of individuals with tuberculosis and/or HIV/AIDS.

2002
Who Is Most At Risk and Why Are These Groups Vulnerable to TB?

This fact sheet discusses the risk groups who are more vulnerable to TB and why these groups are most at risk. The at-risk groups includeing the urban poor, migrants, and refugees, the homeless, prisoners, and people living with HIV/AIDS.

2002
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (Preventive Therapy)

This fact sheet, available online or via fax only, discusses who should receive treatment, regimen options for HIV-infected persons as well as those not infected, and monitoring.

2001
Knowing TB: Essential Knowledge for the General Public in HIV Epidemic Areas

This booklet presents the frequent misconceptions and beliefs about TB in relation to HIV/AIDS. The contents are presented in a question and answer format using simple language with some photos from the field. This booklet also serves as a material for community TB training.

Community Leaders
2001
MMWR: Missed Opportunities for Prevention of Tuberculosis Among Persons With HIV Infection--Selected Locations, United States, 1996-1997

This study examined the clinic records of TB programs to determine whether these programs used recommended practices to manage HIV-positive persons exposed to TB. The study suggests that TB programs need to review their contact investigation policies, procedures, and outcomes to reduce missed opportunities for preventing active TB among HIV-positive close contacts.

2000
MMWR: Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis Outbreak in a State Correctional Facility Housing HIV-Infected Inmates--South Carolina, 1999-2000

This report describes an outbreak of drug-susceptible TB that occurred in a South Carolina state correctional facility housing HIV-infected inmates and illustrates the need for increased vigilance for TB in settings in which HIV-infected persons congregate.

2000
MMWR: Updated Guidelines for the Use of Rifabutin or Rifampin for the Treatment and Prevention of Tuberculosis Among HIV-Infected Patients Taking Protease Inhibitors or Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors

This guideline presents updated data about drug interactions between protease inhibitors and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors for treatment of HIV infection together with rifamycins for treatment of TB.

2000
Tuberculosis and Sustainable Development: The Stop TB Initiative 2000 Report: Ministerial Conference Amsterdam, 22-24, March 2000

This report discusses the relationship between TB and sustainable development, and advocates for increased dialogue and action among TB partners.

International Agencies
2000