TB Testing and Treatment
Three basic strategies are critical to the prevention and control of TB:
- Identifying and completely treating all persons who have active TB.
- Finding and evaluating persons who have had contact with TB patients, determining if they have TB infection or disease, and treating them appropriately (contact investigations). Contact investigations are important for identifying persons who have active TB and infected persons at high risk for developing TB.
- Screening populations at high risk for TB to locate persons infected with TB and giving complete therapy to prevent the infection from progressing to active, contagious disease. This screening also may identify cases of active disease.
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From CDC's Division of Tuberculosis EliminationTreatment Resources
From CDC's Division of Tuberculosis EliminationDrug-Resistant TB
From CDC's Division of Tuberculosis EliminationLatent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Mobile Application for Health Care Providers
From CDC's Division of Tuberculosis EliminationLatent Tuberculosis Infection: A Guide for Primary Health Care Providers
From CDC's Division of Tuberculosis EliminationLTBI Multimedia Videos
From the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis InstituteDiagnosis and Treatment Resources
From the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis InstituteTreatment of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease
From the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis InstituteTB and HIV Coinfection
From CDC's Division of Tuberculosis EliminationRecommendations for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Screening in Tuberculosis (TB) Clinics
From CDC's Division of Tuberculosis EliminationMantoux Tuberculin Skin Test Training Materials Kit
From CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination