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This monograph discusses the history of TB, the search for TB treatment and diagnostic methods, and its resurgence, including the emergence of multiple drug resistant (MDR) strains of TB.

This resource guide provides a comprehensive list of TB materials available through the federal government, state health departments and private distributors. The guide also lists Internet sites providing information on TB and includes contact information for TB-related organizations, state TB control offices, and organizations providing funding for TB-related projects.

This book discusses the medical treatments for TB as a means of prevention and elimination. It discusses typical first- and second-line treatments of TB, the use of prophylactic treatment in people exposed to TB, and the effectiveness of BCG vaccination in TB prevention.

This book provides an overview of lung health and discusses epidemiology, research methods, and the use of research results.

This book is for health care workers considering embarking on TB control in prisons and covers structural, administrative, and medical issues. It is designed primarily for use in settings where there is a high incidence of TB and limited resources.

This book is for health care workers considering embarking on TB control in prisons and covers structural, administrative, and medical issues. It is designed primarily for use in settings where there is a high incidence of TB and limited resources.

This book is for health care workers considering embarking on TB control in prisons and covers structural, administrative, and medical issues. It is designed primarily for use in settings where there is a high incidence of TB and limited resources.

This book provides guidelines to national TB program managers, policy makers, nongovernmental organizations, and donor agencies on effective management of TB. The guidelines focus on the technical and managerial aspects of treatment.

This book presents the objectives of the binational agenda for the Healthy Border 2010 program which was designed to facilitate and support community-based solutions for health promotion, disease prevention, and access to health services in the border region.

This book presents five papers that were used as background to a workshop on "Improving TB Drug Management: Accelerating DOTS Expansion" on June 2002, in Washington, DC. The papers address the weaknesses in drug management programs of certain countries and provide a framework for strengthening these programs through country-specific action plans.