These CDC guidelines provide recommendations for using and interpreting the QuantiFERON-TB test in the detection of TB infection.
In 2003, infectious pulmonary TB disease was diagnosed in a foreign-born nurse working in the newborn nursery and maternity ward of a New York City hospital. This report summarizes the results of the investigation that followed.
This report presents summary data for U.S. TB cases reported to the Division of TB Elimination, CDC, during 2005.
This fact sheet provides an overview of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB). This fact sheet covers definitions, symptoms, treatment, transmission, and prevention.
This fact sheet provides an overview of the trends in tuberculosis. General information about TB and statistics on TB are covered in the fact sheet.
This fact sheet provides an overview of Tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant TB and extensively drug resistant TB. The fact sheet covers definitions, how TB is spread, symptoms, risk factors, prevention and what to do before traveling internationally.
This report defines the Stop TB Strategy. The goal of the Stop TB Strategy is to dramatically reduce the global burden of TB by 2015 in line with the Millennium Development Goals and the Stop TB Partnership targets.
This report contains an expert assessment of the current crisis in the global health workforce and ambitious proposals to tackle it over the next ten years.
Annex to WHO "Tuberculosis Infection Control in the Era of Expanding HIV Care and Treatment". This slideset on TB Infection Control was created to be used by a training facilitator or lecturer.
This document is intended for those dealing with tuberculosis and HIV at all levels in HIV-prevalent and resource-constrained settings. It is intended to assist development of national policies to improve the diagnosis and management of smear-negative pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The recommendations and algorithms are designed for use by national tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS control programs and service providers.
