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This pamphlet explains TB and TB skin testing.

This pamphlet explains TB and TB skin testing.

This slide set was developed as an accompaniment to Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection, a joint statement by CDC and the American Thoracic Society, and subsequent updates. The slide set provides an overview of the current recommendations for the treatment of...

This fact sheet provides information on how the skin test is given and read, and what the results mean.

This brochure is a Marshallese translation of a popular CDC brochure featuring frequently asked questions about TB. It discusses TB transmission, symptoms, testing, and treatment and explains the difference between latent TB infection and active TB disease.

This online video describes what TB is and how it is spread. It explains that although TB affects people worldwide, it can be prevented, treated, and cured. The video also identifies individuals who are at risk for TB and emphasizes that they should take the TB skin test.

This fact sheet discusses TB transmission, infection, disease, diagnosis through a skin test, and treatment.

This fact sheet discusses the meaning of a negative TB skin test and states that persons with HIV/AIDS may be at risk for false negative results.

This fact sheet explains how the tuberculin skin test is administered, how it works, and what it shows.

This pamphlet uses a question and answer format to provide information on TB infection, how it is transmitted and diagnosed, what to do when a skin test is positive, and what a person needs to know about TB medicines.