Latent TB Infection
This 2-page document provides information on latent TB infection, what a positive TB skin or blood test means, latent TB infection treatment, and various myths and fears about latent TB infection.
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TB Skin Test
This 2-page document covers the basics of when TB skin tests are recommended, how TB is spread, what active TB disease and latent TB infection is, and what getting a TB skin test entails.
CDC’s Molecular Detection of Drug Resistance Service: Rapid Test Results for Real-Time Patient Care
The infographic provides information on the importance of CDC's Molecular Detection of Drug Resistance (MDDR) service, how drug resistance develops, and how CDC assists TB programs. The infographic also includes a case study.
Under the Microscope: A Closer Look at CDC’s Tuberculosis Laboratory
The infographic explains how the CDC's TB laboratory supports health departments, shares the laboratory's mission, details laboratory partnerships, and more.
NTCA Provider Guidance: Using the Isoniazid/Rifapentine Regimen to Treat Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI)
The resource was designed to help healthcare providers:
1. Quickly identify and answer key questions when considering whether to start a patient on the isoniazid-rifapentine (3HP) regimen
2. Assess the appropriateness of self-administered therapy of 3HP for each individual patient
3. Ensure that the correct drugs for the 3HP regimen are prescribed and provided to the patient
4. Handle questions on side effects and adverse reactions for a patient currently on the 3HP regimen
Segotlhola se se siameng se dira gore o kgone go tlhatlhobiwa botoka [Sputum Collection]
In this video, viewers are taught what sputum is and the steps to collect a good sample for TB diagnostic purposes. The video can be shown prior to submitting sputum (e.g., spot samples, home visits, morning samples). This video is in Sestwano language.
Isikhwehlela esilungile, ukuxilongwa okungcono [Sputum Collection]
In this video, viewers are taught what sputum is and the steps to collect a good sample for TB diagnostic purposes. The video can be shown prior to submitting sputum (e.g., spot samples, home visits, morning samples). This video is in isiZulu language.
Kwisikhohlela esilungileyo, sinokuqondwa ngcono isigulo onaso [Sputum Collection]
In this video, viewers are taught what sputum is and the steps to collect a good sample for TB diagnostic purposes. The video can be shown prior to submitting sputum (e.g., spot samples, home visits, morning samples). This video is in isiXhosa language.
Diagnoses of HIV Infection Among Adolescents and Young Adults United States and 6 Dependent Areas 2014–2018
This report provides diagnoses of HIV infection among adolescents and young adults in the United States and 6 Dependent areas.
Core Indicators for Monitoring the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative (Preliminary Data): HIV Diagnoses and Linkage to HIV Medical Care, 2019 (Reported through December 2019); and Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)— 2018, Updated
This report provide preliminary data on HIV diagnoses and linkage to HIV medical care for the year 2019.