Treatment Guidelines Materials

These four self-study modules cover public health and public nursing issues, the fundamentals of TB case management, leadership skills of the nurse case manager, and case management of pediatric patients with TB.

This guideline promotes collaboration between TB and HIV/AIDS programs to reduce the burden for people affected by both diseases.

This manual describes policies, protocols and recommendations for the prevention, treatment and control of tuberculosis from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH). The protocols address testing, preventive treatment, initial evaluation for TB, treatment of TB disease and drug-resistant TB, monitoring and follow-up evaluation, infection control, and case management.

This guideline promotes collaboration between TB and HIV/AIDS programs to reduce the burden for people affected by both diseases.

This guide assists in making TB control policy decisions and plans for successfully introducing fixed-dose combination drugs (FDCs). This guide is intended for national TB program managers, DOTS strategy implementers, drug procurement officers/personnel, DOT providers, and drug regulatory authorities.

This manual provides supervisors with methods for training and tools to assess a health care worker’s field investigation skills including ability to set priorities, locate patients, and provide motivation and education to ensure medical evaluation, utilize appropriate investigation techniques, and disposition investigations in a timely manner. Also presented are recommendations for documenting and retaining work assignments and evaluation of field activities.

This manual has been written with the aim of developing the knowledge, awareness, and skills of primary health care providers. Primary health care providers can play an important role in tuberculosis control through early detection of the disease, referral for treatment, and involvement in directly observed therapy. This manual is particularly relevant to primary health care providers in the countries of eastern Europe, the Baltic States, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

This report seeks to synthesize what is known about HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB and other disease threats including Avian influenza (H5N1 virus) in Burma; assess the regional health and security concerns associated with these epidemics; and to suggest policy options for responding to these threats in the context of tightening restrictions imposed by the junta.

This guide answers questions about using respirators to prevent TB transmission.

This guideline outlines the steps involved in conducting a TB interview for a contact investigation.