TB

WHO and The Union have developed a Collaborative Framework for Care and Control of Tuberculosis and Diabetes, which presents recommendations based on evidence from systematic reviews and a series of expert consultations. It outlines essential steps for coordinated action in three areas: (1) establishment of mechanisms for collaboration between national TB programmes and suitable counterparts responsible for care and control of diabetes; (2) improved detection and management of TB in patients with diabetes; (3) improved detection and management of diabetes in patients with TB.

This material, available in English and Spanish, provides information for shelter guests about TB. The material can be used as a fact sheet or as a poster.

This webpage provides summary information on Connecticut's quarantine laws.

This form for TB patients details the actions the patient will take to avoid spreading TB.

This pamphlet provides general information about LTBI and TB disease diagnosis and treatment as well as information about home isolation.

This pamphlet provides general information about LTBI and TB disease diagnosis and treatment as well as information about home isolation.

This pamphlet provides detailed guidelines for patients about how and when to collect a sputum sample.

This pamphlet provides detailed guidelines for patients about how and when to collect a sputum sample.

This video provides a step-by-step guide for patients on how to collect sputum at home. The video is available in 18 languages (Burmese, English, French, Hmong, Karen, Karenni, Khmer, Kunama, Lao, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, Urdu, and Vietnamese).

This online course, which includes slides, audio narration, and interactive questions, provides information on how to screen, test, and treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). TB and HIV experts from the Western Region wrote and presented the case-based lessons in this course.