TB

General information about what is tuberculosis (TB), the difference between LTBI and active TB, and how to get tested for TB.

This edition of the Los Angeles County Public Health Newsletter, The Public's Health, discusses World TB Day, drug-resistant TB, management of non-compliant TB patients, and the burden of TB in Los Angeles county.

This is the story of one patient's experience with TB disease and HIV.

This website provides answers to common questions regarding a bronchoscopy.

This interactive coloring book is designed to teach children about the basics of tuberculosis (TB).

This website contains basic information regarding pediatric tuberculosis (TB).

The aim of this handbook is to equip individuals and programs with the tools necessary for working with the media to spread messages regarding TB. The handbook walks the reader through the planning and execution of media outreach: from thinking about goals to attracting media attention. Tips and suggestions for developing key messages, handling interviews, writing news releases and calling journalists are also included.

The document is currently available online. In the future it will also be available in hard copy and will be translated into French.

This 15-minute video provides basic TB information and promotes a collaborative approach to addressing TB in the African American community. Suggested venues for showing the video include waiting rooms in health department clinics, substance abuse treatment centers, correctional facilities, barbershops, and other community-based settings where educational content is appropriate.

This monograph is a case study of integrated monitoring and evaluation of treatment for HIV/TB in Malawi.

This manual is a Spanish translation of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Survival Guide for Clinicians (3rd ed), 2016 by the Curry International Tuberculosis Center. It contains critical information for clinicians taking care of drug-resistant TB patients.