Testing and Counseling

TB ANYWHERE IS TB EVERYWHERE is the theme for 2007 World TB Day, March 24th, offering a message of urgency and shared responsibility. The theme emphasizes that although TB is a preventable and curable disease, it remains a global emergency. It reflects the chronically inadequate investment in TB control, surveillance, research and development as well as TB's deadly synergy with HIV.
The website includes planning guidance as well as advocacy materials and resources.

This webpage details TB disease in children under 15 years of age (also called pediatric tuberculosis).

This book provides vital information about tuberculosis, including drug-resistant strains of the disease. Coverage includes which patient populations face an elevated risk of infection, as well as which therapies are appropriate and how to correctly monitor ongoing treatment so that patients are cured. The book provides guidance from expert clinicians from around the world on how to properly administer screening tests, interpret their results, and identify manifestations of the disease.

This information sheet discusses the liver, its location and purpose in the body, and some of the diseases that can affect the liver, including viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. It explains the transmission of hepatitis A, B, and C viruses, liver function tests, how to protect the liver from disease, and who to contact for more information.

This brochure discusses hepatitis C. It provides information about who should get tested and advices veterans to discuss hepatitis C with their VA doctors. It also gives information about protection and prevention.

This information sheet provides instructions to go with the document "Hepatitis Patient Education Wallet Cards," which can be found at http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/pdf/HepatitisWalletCards.pdf.

This report is a guide for developing country-specific protocols for conducting evaluations of HIV enzyme immunoassay and rapid/simple test methods in Africa. It includes the background of each test, the importance of rapid/simple assays, the rationale and justification for evaluating new tests, the importance of quality assurance and safety, issues to be considered when planning an evaluation, projected time line for an evaluation, and technical training requirements.

This online course covers how to diagnose, treat, and prevent childhood TB. The course consists of six modules: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, TB/HIV, prevention, and practice. The content is based on the World Health Organization's "Guidance for National Tuberculosis Programmes on the Management of Tuberculosis in Children" and the Union's "Desk Guide for Diagnosis and Management of TB in Children."

This fact sheet provides a summary of WHO recommendations on using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for people living with HIV.

This video illustrates the interactions between TB and HIV, including their impact on the immune system, TB testing, and TB treatment.