Community health centers (CHCs) are important facilities which implement routine HIV testing consistent with the 2006 recommendations issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This document provides an overview of general protocol elements for facility-based HIV testing and post-test counseling.
The guidelines show how people with HIV can be protected from tuberculosis with regular, low-cost preventive medication. The guidelines present a set of recommendations that will help reduce TB disease in people living with HIV, their families and communities through a combination of screening for TB and provision of IPT.
Drs. Jacques Grosset and Timothy Sterling will discuss the rationale for and potential new approaches to treatment of TB in HIV-infected individuals. Primary and secondary resistance of TB medications and the role of therapeutic drug monitoring for HIV-infected patients will be explored. The application of research to clinical practice will be highlighted.
The Checklist is designed to provide CHWs, supervisors, and program managers (from NTPs, NGOs, CBOs, and others) with very practical ways to properly implement TB IC and to minimize risk of transmission within community residential settings, including families and households.
This fact sheet provides basic information on the TB skin test.
This Medscape CDC Expert Video Commentary features Rear Admiral Kenneth Castro, MD discussing the new IGRA guidelines.
This advocacy brochure shows how one million lives can be saved by the end of 2015 by preventing and treating tuberculosis among people living with HIV.
A slide set geared toward primary care providers who see foreign born patients at risk for LTBI and TB disease to increase their knowledge, attitudes and practices of LTBI and TB management.
A fotonovela that follows the story of Juan and his community as they cope with tuberculosis. Designed to educate Spanish-speaking foreign-born individuals about TB, the story addresses topics such as awareness, misconceptions, treatment, contact investigation.
This training curriculum for tuberculosis (TB) health care workers introduces principles of interpersonal communication and counseling of clients on TB and HIV and provides practical experience in TB and HIV counseling skills in a three-day workshop. The training package also includes PowerPoint presentations on parts 1, 2, and 4 for the trainers; and handouts for the participants.
