Frequently Asked Questions: Tuberculosis Testing and the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube Test
This fact sheet provides information regarding the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube Test.
This fact sheet provides information regarding the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube Test.
This guide aims to improve case detection, management, and outcomes of children with TB.
The Latent TB Infection (LTBI) Treatment Fact Sheet Series is designed to complement patient education delivered by healthcare professionals. Each sheet provides patients with a written reminder of their treatment regimen, medication side effects, actions to take if side effects do occur, tips to help remain adherent to the medication, and instructions in the event a dose of medication is missed.
This expert video commentary features DTBE Director, Dr. Philip LoBue, and provides information for physicians on the new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on testing for latent TB infection.
This guide provides an overview of TB diagnostic tools and suggests recommendations for how activists and clinicians can contribute to improved TB diagnosis.
This resource is designed to help facilitate a training of The Union's "Online Childhood TB Training for Healthcare Workers course" (https://childhoodtb.theunion.org). Included in the training package are a facilitator's guide, sample course agenda, a participant workbook, and a sample evaluation form.
This toolkit provides information on assessing, testing, and treating individuals with latent TB infection. Included in the toolkit are risk assessment forms and fact sheets regarding diagnosis and treatment for latent TB infection.
This educational flipbook facilitates the work of promotoras, outreach workers, and other public health workers involved in the care of individuals with TB, HIV, and other co-morbidities. The flipchart includes material in English and Spanish.
A fact sheet describing the tuberculin skin test and Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) and what a positive test result means.
A series of personal stories and videos featuring TB survivors from Kenya, Namibia, Ethiopia, and South Africa.