Diagnosis

This video illustrates the interactions between TB and HIV, including their impact on the immune system, TB testing, and TB treatment.

The animation educates viewers on topics related to drug-resistant TB and multidrug-resistant TB, such as treatment plans, basic information on multidrug-resistant TB, and the importance of medication adherence.

This information sheet discusses the steps taken to diagnose TB disease. It describes the symptoms of TB and explains how an individual suspected of having TB is evaluated using the following: medical history, physical examination, skin test or special TB blood test, chest radiograph, microbiological tests, and finally tests for drug resistance.

The video describes ways to effectively manage active TB by providing information on TB testing, diagnosis, and treatment.

This series of three videos aims to help providers talk to their patients about latent TB infection testing and treatment. Each of the videos are two-minutes long. The topics covered include:
•Why Should I Get Testing for Latent TB?
•Why Do I Need Treatment for Latent TB?
•I Received the BCG Vaccine: Do I Still Need Latent TB Testing and Treatment?

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

Basics of MDR-TB Clinical Care: Online Video Series is comprised of a series of short, online lectures presented in easy to digest segments. The series will cover major topics pertaining to epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment regimens, monitoring and case management, side-effects, prevention and isolation, treatment of contacts, and special situations. A distinguished group of experts from public health and academia contributed to the writing and recording of the finalized series. So far, three videos are available. More videos will be added later in 2018.

This video illustrates the interactions between TB and HIV, including their impact on the immune system, TB testing, and TB treatment.

The video describes ways to effectively manage active TB by providing information on TB testing, diagnosis, and treatment.

This webpage provides a brief overview on what health department staff need to know abut the TB Technical Instructions. Technical Instructions are the requirements that civil surgeons and panel physicians must follow when evaluating persons as part of their application process.