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Collecting Your Sputum Sample Video Guided video for patients who have to collect their sputum during a medical visit. Civil Surgeons Health Educators/Communicators Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers Lab Personnel Managers and Supervisors Medical and Nursing School Students	2018
Instructions for Collecting Sputum for TB fact sheet (multi-language) A fact sheet with information of collecting sputum for TB, including content on why sputum testing is necessary. Health Educators/Communicators Outreach Workers	2018
Good Sputum, Correct Diagnosis [Sputum Collection] In this video, viewers are taught what sputum is and are walked through steps to collect a good and testable sample. These short, animated instructions are designed to help people produce good sputum specimens for TB diagnosis. They can be shown just prior to submitting sputum (e... General Public Health Educators/Communicators	2018
An Activist’s Guide to Tuberculosis Diagnostic Tools This guide details the latest WHO recommendations, TB diagnostic tools, and how these diagnostic tools should be used in country programs. The guide also provides activists with the information needed to advocate for access to TB diagnostic testing. International Agencies Policy Makers	2020
Sputum Collection Guide for Clients This material lists steps to take for sputum collection. General Public Persons with TB	2021
Sputum Collection Tips for Healthcare Workers This material provides sputum collection tips for healthcare workers to be aware of before, during, and after collection. Civil Surgeons Physicians	2021
Home Sputum Collection This video provides information on how to produce a sputum specimen. General Public Persons with TB	2022
Induced Sputum Collection This video provides information on how to produce a good sputum sample that is induced by using a nebulizer and saline solution. General Public Persons with TB	2022