The Communications, Education, and Behavioral Studies Branch (CEBSB) in the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) at CDC developed a video podcast on the 12-dose treatment regimen for latent tuberculosis infection. The video podcast features Dr. Kenneth Castro and is available in English and...
The Communications, Education, and Behavioral Studies Branch (CEBSB) in the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) at CDC developed a video podcast on the 12-dose treatment regimen for latent tuberculosis infection. The video podcast features Dr. Kenneth Castro and is available in English and...
The 2013 World TB Day campaign will allow people all over the world to make an individual call to stop TB in their lifetimes.
On this website, you will find a media centre, blog, and resources. These resources include campaign documents, posters, and t-shirt designs. The resources come in six...
This information sheet presents a chart of the expense involved in the treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB. It depicts the financial toll of MDR and XDR TB; the human cost of those being treated including death, inability to work, hospitalization, and...
This information sheet discusses how CDC is working to prevent extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR TB). It explains that CDC is collaborating with other federal agencies and international partners to raise awareness and enhance strategies for TB prevention by strengthening TB services for people with...
This information sheet discusses TB in Hispanics/Latinos. It explains TB disease the incidence of TB disease in Hispanics/Latinos for 2011 including the reported TB cases by origin and race/ethnicity in the United States 2011. The information sheet explains challenges faced in preventing TB...
This information sheet discusses TB testing and treatment for pregnant women. It explains that tuberculin skin testing is safe during pregnancy, and describes the treatment regimen for pregnant women with latent TB infection (LTBI) or TB disease. It also describes the treatment regimen for HIV...
This information sheet discusses the treatment of TB disease in individuals who are not infected with HIV and who are not resistant to any of the drugs used to treat TB disease. It follows the guidelines released in 2003 by the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of...
This information sheet discusses TB and how it is affected by HIV. It defines TB and explains the difference between TB infection and TB disease. The information sheet advises that HIV weakens the immune system, increasing the chance that in people with HIV and latent TB, the TB germs will become...
This information sheet discusses treatment for latent TB infection using isoniazid. It reminds patients to of thinks they need to do while taking this drug, including contacting the clinician if they have questions, keeping appointments and what to discuss at the appointments, adhering to the...
