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What You Need to Know About Your Medicine for Latent Tuberculosis (TB) Infection-Fact Sheet Series

The Latent TB Infection (LTBI) Treatment Fact Sheet Series is designed to complement patient education delivered by healthcare professionals. For each of the three CDC-recommended LTBI regimens, there is a fact sheet in the series that can be personalized for individual patients. Each sheet provides patients with a written reminder of their treatment regimen, medication side effects, actions to take if side effects do occur, tips to help remain adherent to the medication, and instructions in the event a dose of medication is missed.

Audiences:
Health Professionals
Author:
CDC NCHHSTP Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Focus Area:
TB
Subjects:
Treatment- Adverse Reactions
Treatment - Latent TB infection (Inactive TB)
Publication Date:
2013
Format:
Fact Sheet
Last Updated Date:
Publication ID:
33776