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Video features people going about their everyday activities and offering excuses on why they think they do not need to be tested for hepatitis B.

This poster states five ways people can advocate and prevent HIV: Know, Talk, Protect, Test & Treat, and Take Action. Each section of the poster gives specific examples for each topic.

This information sheet presents facts about viral hepatitis in tabular format. It discusses hepatitis A, B, and C. It lists statistics; routes of transmission; persons at risk; incubation period; symptoms of acute infection; the likelihood of symptomatic acute infection; the potential for chronic...

This journal discusses a range of issues related to STDs and HIV/AIDS. It analyzes a study that shows an increase in unprotected sex and rectal gonorrhea among gay men in San Francisco, CA. It provides statistical data from this study and discusses data collection methodology. The serial examines...

This report provides an overview of various TB diagnostic and drug sensitivity tests.

This fact sheet introduces the TB blood test, also called an Interferon Gamma Release Assay or IGRA.

This serial presents updated guidelines to US public health officials, healthcare providers, and laboratory workers for use of FDA-approved interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) to diagnose both active and latent TB infection in adults and children. These guidelines include use of the QuantiFERON...

This poster includes information on TB testing and TB disease symptoms.

This report describes tests of an analysis of data from five laboratories that used reverse sequence screening during 2006-2010 to identify persons with possible untreated syphilis. Three sites served patient populations with low prevalence of syphilis, and two sites served patient population with...

This pamphlet provides information about the STD syphilis. It lists basic facts about the disease and discusses transmission, symptoms for men and women, testing, and treatment. The pamphlet explains that recent sex partners should be notified, as they would need to be tested for the disease and...