TB

This fact sheet introduces the TB blood test, also called an Interferon Gamma Release Assay or IGRA.

This fact sheet introduces the TB blood test, also called an Interferon Gamma Release Assay or IGRA.

This fact sheet introduces the TB blood test, also called an Interferon Gamma Release Assay or IGRA.

This fact sheet introduces the TB blood test, also called an Interferon Gamma Release Assay or IGRA.

This fact sheet introduces the TB blood test, also called an Interferon Gamma Release Assay or IGRA.

This fact sheet introduces the TB blood test, also called an Interferon Gamma Release Assay or IGRA.

In January 2012, members of the Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis reached out to organizations treating children with DR-TB in diverse settings and asked them to submit short stories and photos. These stories pay tribute to the thousands of children who, with the help of dedicated health care providers and family members, have fought and overcome DR-TB.

En este podcast el doctor Kenneth Castro, Director de la División de Eliminación de la Tuberculosis, presenta información básica sobre la prevención, las pruebas y el tratamiento de la tuberculosis.

[In this podcast, Dr. Kenneth Castro, Director of the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, discusses basic TB prevention, testing, and treatment information.]

The latest issue of the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute’s Cultural Competency newsletter focused on patient advocacy. The issue was released in conjunction with World TB Day. It highlights the moving story of one patient’s experience with a TB diagnosis, and how she helped other TB patients, their loved ones and healthcare providers in the struggle against TB. The issue also includes information on confronting stigma, extrapulmonary TB and advocacy resources.

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.