TB

This fact sheet explains to patients the reason for a sputum test and contains step-by-step directions for giving a sample of sputum.

This manual has been written with the aim of developing the knowledge, awareness and skills of primary health care providers. Primary health care providers can play an important role in tuberculosis control through early detection of the disease, referral for treatment, and involvement in directly observed therapy. This manual is particularly relevant to primary health care providers in the countries of eastern Europe, the Baltic States, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

This fact sheet discusses the correlation between TB and poverty. It lists the steps in fighting TB and poverty, and states that DOTS is a global strategy to fight TB and alleviate poverty and inequity.

This report summarizes a recent outbreak of TB and highlights the challenges of preventing TB among homeless persons, particularly when multiple chains of transmission are occurring and multiple jurisdictions are involved. The findings underscore the complementary role of rapid DNA genotyping in the detection of possible TB transmission in homeless populations. To ensure early detection of unsuspected TB transmission in homeless populations, health department TB-control programs are encouraged to use CDC's universal Mycobacterium tuberculosis rapid genotyping system.

This report describes community-based tuberculosis care in Latin America, and field visits to selected community-based TB care projects to understand the origin, performance, acceptability, effectiveness, and sustainability of some existing DOTS projects. Three sites in Colombia and two in Bolivia, where the DOTS strategy is already implemented, were visited. The report demonstrates that lessons from a Latin American perspective on community-based TB care can help to understand and identify the role that the community plays in TB control in the region.

This brochure lists the difference between latent TB infection (LTBI) and active TB disease, and how to prevent active TB disease. It also provides drug information for treating LTBI and side effects that may occur from these medications.

This guideline promotes collaboration between TB and HIV/AIDS programs to reduce the burden for people affected by both diseases.

This book is a guide for multi-center trials in high-burden countries.

This slide set was developed as an accompaniment to Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection, a joint statement by CDC and the American Thoracic Society, and subsequent updates. The slide set provides an overview of the current recommendations for the treatment of latent tuberculosis.
The slide set also includes case studies to initiate discussion of LTBI diagnosis and treatment.

This World TB Day poster focuses on the central role of TB health care providers in the fight against TB. It raises awareness about the health threat posed by tuberculosis in the Americas.