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Usted Puede Prevenir La Tuberculosis[You Can Prevent TB]

This fact sheet discusses TB transmission, infection, disease, diagnosis through a skin test, and treatment.

Author:

CDC NCHHSTP Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

Audiences:

Persons With LTBI

Topic:

Diagnosis, HIV Co-infection, Treatment - Latent TB infection (Inactive TB), General TB Information, TB Skin Test, TB Treatment

Country of Origin:

United States

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