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TB Elimination: Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Maximizing Adherence
This information sheet discusses the need for individuals with latent TB infection (LTBI) to get treatment and prevent the progression of LTBI to TB disease. It emphasizes the importance of the health care provider communicating the value of LTBI treatment and of identifying barriers to adherence...
Respiratory Protection in Health-Care Settings
This information sheet discusses preventing occupational transmission of TB by means of an infection control program. It explains the three levels of TB infection control in health care settings: (1) administrative controls to minimize areas where exposure may occur; (2) environmental controls to...
TB 101 para Trabajadores de la Salud [TB 101 for Health Care Workers - Continuing Education Activities]
Tuberculosis Information for International Travelers
This information sheet discusses TB and the risk for international travelers. It explains TB transmission, multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of the disease, and how drug resistance occurs. The information sheet considers whether international travelers are at...
TB Personal Stories
These stories highlight the personal experiences of several people who were diagnosed and treated for TB disease, as well as the work of TB control professionals.
Eliminacion de la TB: Informacion Sobre la Tuberculosis Para los Viajeros Internacionales [TB Elimination: Tuberculosis Information for International Travelers]
This information sheet discusses TB and the risk for international travelers. It explains TB transmission, multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of the disease, and how drug resistance occurs. The information sheet considers whether international travelers are at...
Tuberculosis: Get the Facts
Using a question-and-answer format, this pamphlet provides general information about TB, including transmission, symptoms, and the difference between TB infection and disease. The pamphlet explains both a blood and skin test, the procedures that are followed if the test result is negative or...
Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis: What the Clinician Should Know
This document is intended for use as a reference manual for clinicians caring for persons with or at high risk for TB disease or infection. It is not meant to provide detailed answers to all public health or clinical questions about TB, and it is not meant as a substitute for any specific...
Companion Handbook to the WHO guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis
This handbook is a reference tool for use by national tuberculosis (TB) program managers, clinicians and nurses, public health decision-makers and technical and implementing partners committed to the prevention, care, diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant TB.
