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During November 2004 - November 2005, CDC and WHO surveyed an international network of TB laboratories to assess the frequency and distribution of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB cases. This report summarizes the results of that survey.

As a result of the first meeting of the Global XDR TB Task Force (October 6-7, 2006), the case definition of extensively drug-resistant tuberculisis (XDR TB) was revised. This Notice to Readers details the events leading up to this revision and the new case definition.

These guidelines for laboratory services are contained in a series of three manuals, two of which are focused on the technical aspects of tuberculosis microscopy and culture and a third which deals with laboratory management, including aspects such as laboratory safety and proficiency testing. These...

These guidelines for laboratory services are contained in a series of three manuals, two of which are focused on the technical aspects of tuberculosis microscopy and culture and a third which deals with laboratory management, including aspects such as laboratory safety and proficiency testing. These...

These guidelines for laboratory services are contained in a series of three manuals, two of which are focused on the technical aspects of tuberculosis microscopy and culture and a third which deals with laboratory management, including aspects such as laboratory safety and proficiency testing. These...

The Stop TB Department (STB) of the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with technical partners, has revised the TB recording and reporting (R&R) system to align the forms and registers with the new Stop TB Strategy. The revision facilitates the monitoring of the six components of the...

The Stop TB Department (STB) of the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with technical partners, has revised the TB recording and reporting (R&R) system to align the forms and registers with the new Stop TB Strategy. The revision facilitates the monitoring of the six components of the...

This brochure provides information for patients on tuberculosis and its diagnosis. The brochure also briefly covers transmission and symptoms.

This guide gathers basic information about providing language services in one
document. Information includes interpreter and translator associations and agencies, training programs, assessment tools, and other materials. A searchable version is available online at www.healthlaw.org.

This report presents summary data for U.S. TB cases reported to the Division of TB Elimination, CDC, during 2005.