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This report summarizes the recommendations of the Association of Public Health Laboratories Task Force on Tuberculosis Laboratory Services. The report describes in greater detail the actions and performance measures that were used to guide development and implementation of an integrated system for providing TB laboratory services. This report also provides information on the scientific basis of the recommendations.

This book is a guide for multi-center trials in high-burden countries.

This Briefing Note provides background and context for the frontline TB care providers theme of World TB Day 2005. Information on how to access global TB data and country profiles from the newly re-designed WHO TB website and a contact list of Regional and National coordinating partners of the Millennium Campaign are included.

This Briefing Note outlines a strategic advocacy plan, and provides (1) a listing of key global and regional advocacy events, (2) a short list of suggested activities to implement at national and sub-national levels, and (3) a list of information products that the Stop TB Partnership Secretariat will produce for global distribution.

This quarterly newsletter is disseminated from CDC to it's traditional and non-traditional partners, which include, academicians, health care providers, public health leaders, policy, and decision-makers, religious and community leaders, state and local health department representatives, and others who service African Americans and their communities.

This book describes the technical framework and principles used to implement DOTS-Plus in resource poor settings. It also provides a number of case histories that illustrate common challenges in the treatment of MDR TB patients. The book includes protocols that can be used under DOTS-Plus program conditions to manage common complication of this therapy.

This online resource provides guidelines for general physicians (GPs) about their patients with TB who intend to travel overseas. Issues of concern are the risk of transmission of TB to other passengers, as well as continuity of anti-TB treatment for the patient.

This slide set was developed as an accompaniment to Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection, a joint statement by CDC and the American Thoracic Society, and subsequent updates. The slide set provides an overview of the current recommendations for the treatment of latent tuberculosis.
The slide set also includes case studies to initiate discussion of LTBI diagnosis and treatment.

This fact sheet provides strategies for health care providers to use to maximize adherence by their patients for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).

This book is directed specifically to national TB control programs and their partners. It is intended to help select and implement the steps needed to ensure that the guiding principles of equity and poverty reduction are translated into practical measures - and that these practical measures are integrated into the national TB services and linked to broader poverty alleviation efforts.