TB

This fact sheet provides an overview of how nurses help TB patients.

This guide provides an epidemiologic profile of TB in health care workers, as well as barriers in policy and practice, such as inadequate implementation of infection control.

This webinar provides an overview of the 2016 ATS/CDC/IDSA Treatment of Drug Susceptible Tuberculosis Guidelines and practical tips for implementation. Case studies are also presented.

This guide provides an overview of TB diagnostic tools and suggests recommendations for how activists and clinicians can contribute to improved TB diagnosis.

This document provides recommendations on the use chest radiography in TB detection. Specifically, the document provides information on chest radiography as a triage tool, diagnostic aid, and a screening tool. Additionally, quality assurance, safety, strategic planning, and technological developments are discussed.

This 75-minute webinar was created for physicians, nurses, and other health professionals who diagnose and treat patients with TB. The training focused on the diagnosis and follow-up of pediatric cases along with reading of the chest x-rays.

This document describes the steps necessary to measure the corrected QT (QTc) interval from electrocardiography (ECG) monitoring for patients being treated either with the shorter treatment regimen or the new drugs for drug-resistant TB treatment.

.This job aid can be used by healthcare workers to view dosage information for bedaquiline. The resource also provides visual information for patients. 

This report presents the results of a survey of 29 countries on national TB policies and practices. The report was created to identify gaps in implementation and monitor progress towards ending TB.

These guidelines contain policy recommendations on priority areas in the treatment of drug-susceptible TB and patient care.