The TB Contact Investigation Interviewing Skills Course is an interactive, skills-building training. It is designed to improve the knowledge and proficiency of both new and experienced TB program staff.
This fact sheet discusses TB testing for health care workers, people at high risk, and people with latent TB infection or active TB disease. This fact sheet is also available in English.
This 90-minute training was created for public and private clinicians and allied health personnel who work with tuberculosis (TB). It clarified key information that TB Programs need to know related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
This report gives a first-ever snapshot of the burden and threats posed by the antibiotic-resistant germs having the most impact on human health.
Treating LTBI in Special Situations is a self-paced, online course consisting of interactive case-based modules that guide the participant through 8 topics. The topic areas include contact to drug-resistant case, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, infants & children, pregnancy, renal failure, TNF-antagonists and transplantation. The course also includes 5 reference books that provide additional information to participants.
This roadmap indicates key actions and the enhanced investment urgently needed to tackle childhood TB.
This is the eighteenth global report on tuberculosis (TB) published by WHO in a series that started in 1997. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and progress in implementing and ?nancing TB prevention, care and control at global, regional and country levels using data reported by 197 countries and territories that account for over 99% of the world’s TB cases.
Although great strides have been made, tuberculosis remains one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide and still poses a threat to the U.S. population. This pamphlet provides a basic, easy-to-read overview of TB including how it is spread, common symptoms, and treatment. It also explains who should get tested for TB and why some people may be at higher risk. Calm, straightforward language gives this title a reassuring tone while encouraging action.
This fact sheet provides fast facts about HIV and tuberculosis as well as the numbers, prevention challenges, what CDC is doing, and additional resources.
This fact sheet describes the burden of TB in women, the impact of TB on maternal health, and what can be done.
