TB

Effective tuberculosis (TB) control and prevention activities require public health nurses who possess the necessary background knowledge and skills. This Training Roadmap allows you to design a personalized training guide, utilizing a wide range of existing resources. The materials included in the Roadmap are our recommendations for a nurse who is new to TB. Many of these materials are also appropriate for other TB staff, such as disease investigators.

This infographic provides a variety of information regarding latent TB infection in the United States, including the estimated number of people with latent TB infection, the cost-effectiveness of latent TB infection treatment, and who should be tested. Supporting graphics are available to use in print and online content.

This fact sheet provides information regarding the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube Test.

This infographic provides an overview of the global TB epidemic.

This pocket card provides information on the treatment of drug-susceptible TB disease. The pocket card is adapted from the 2016 Official American Thoracic Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Infectious Disease Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines: Treatment of Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis.

This toolkit provides background information on video directly observed therapy (VDOT) as well as example templates to be adapted for local implementation of VDOT.

The guide provides information on the TB case management process. Information covered in the guide describes activities of TB case management, patient-centered strategies for improving adherence, and TB in special circumstances.

In this 90-minute webinar, a laboratorian and a clinician from the California Department of Public Health provide information on how to best utilize Xpert MTB/RIF testing. The speakers discuss the manufacturer's rules, share issues in the interpretation of test results, and offer expert opinion on how to address these issues.

This video illustrates the interactions between TB and HIV, including their impact on the immune system, TB testing, and TB treatment.

In this video, viewers follow Tubercules as they learn about TB testing and treatment at the Metro Public Health Department TB Elimination Program. Viewers will also see a range of TB program staff in action, such as TB nurses and case managers.