Diagnosis

This tool can be used by health professionals to help identify adults that may need TB testing. The resource also includes space to document the results of the TB assessment.

This online course was developed to help TB nurses and clinicians learn about TB laboratory testing best practices. Topics covered in the course include specimen preparation, detection, identification, drug susceptibility testing, and supplemental testing. The course includes resources, a glossary, and a job aid. 

This guide provides clinicians with an overview of drug-resistant tuberculosis. The guide includes tools that can be used by providers who participate in the management of patients with drug-resistant TB.

This fact sheet provides clinicians with steps to recognize signs of TB, diagnose via a full evaluation, and report probable and confirmed cases to their local health department.

The purpose of this flipbook is to assist healthcare workers in providing patient education around TB testing, TB infection and TB disease. Panels for patients include simple text and images to reinforce key messages and corresponding panels for providers include easy to deliver script and teaching points.

This material includes resources to assist clinicians in assessing risk for TB in children. The material is also intended to help guide decision making for testing and treatment of TB infection.

This video provides information on how to produce a good sputum sample that is induced by using a nebulizer and saline solution. 

This video provides information on how to produce a good sputum sample that is induced by using a nebulizer and saline solution. 

This video provides information on how to produce a sputum specimen.

This video provides information on how to produce a sputum specimen.