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Tuberculosis Care: What to Expect

Information Sheet
Tuberculosis Care: What to Expect

This information sheet outlines the steps in the tuberculosis (TB) care cascade, from diagnosis to treatment completion. It highlights the importance of accurate testing, adherence to treatment, and use of directly observed therapy to ensure successful outcomes and prevent TB transmission.

Author:

NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

Audiences:

Health Educators/Communicators, Health Professionals, Researchers

Topic:

Diagnosis, TB, TB Prevention, Treatment - Latent TB infection (Inactive TB), Treatment- Patient Adherence, Treatment- TB Disease

Language:

English

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