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This 90-minute training was created for public and private clinicians and allied health personnel who work with tuberculosis (TB). It clarified key information that TB Programs need to know related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

This resource provides information about the guidelines and regulations pertaining to TB infection control, methods of reducing the risk of TB infection, and facility-specific guidelines for reducing the risk and dealing with potential exposure.

The manual contains information, forms, signs, and...

This webinar addresses common tuberculosis infection control concerns among health care facility staff.

This DVD is an educational program about TB prevention through respirator use.

This video is also available in Real Media Streaming Videos and Downloadable Flash Video.

This fact sheet details the three levels of TB infection control in health-care settings, considerations for selection of respirators, and implementing a respiratory protection program.

This report discusses the guidelines set forth by the United States (US) Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and control the spread of tuberculosis (TB) in various types of health care facilities. The report examines the epidemiology of TB in the US, as well as the pathogenesis of TB...

This fact sheet provides information to help prevent the spread of tuberculosis (TB) for patients who are potentially infectious.

Addendum to WHO "Guidelines for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Health Care Facilities in Resource-Limited Settings, 1999"
The goal of this addendum is to help management and staff minimize the risk of TB transmission at facilities in resource-limited settings in which HIV-infected persons receive...

This book describes the procedures used in the Fast Track program, a program of the Charles P. Felton National Tuberculosis Center of Harlem Hospital that provides treatment for health care workers with latent TB infection, and delineates methods that may be useful for other institutions to develop...

This resources summarizes TB screening and testing information for health care personnel and caregivers. Topics covered include screening and testing upon hire, testing after a TB exposure event, and annual training and screening.