Below you'll find resources for a variety of TB-related topics.
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+Case Management
PUBLICATIONS
8/1/2004
REACH 2010 Surveillance for Health Status in Minority Communities–US CDC
View Article: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5306a1.htm
Description: Minority surveillance
+Contact Investigation
+--> Corrections
PUBLICATIONS
7/7/2006
Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional Facilities
View Article: MMWR: Tuberculosis in Correctional Facilities
Description: MMWR: Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional Facilities Recommendations of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis
+--> Dealing with the media
PUBLICATIONS
1/1/2005
Global Development Research Center Media Toolbox Global Development Research Center
View Article: http://www.gdrc.org/ngo/media/index.html
+--> General contact investigation
PUBLICATIONS
12/16/2005
Guidelines for the Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious TB
View Article: MMWR: TB Contact Investigation
Description: MMWR: Guidelines for the Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis
+--> Interviewing
PUBLICATIONS
12/16/2005
Guidelines for the Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis
Publication: MMWR / 54(RR15);1-37
View Article: Guidelines for the Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis
Description: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC
+--> Outbreak
PUBLICATIONS
8/1/2004
Tuberculosis Transmission in Multiple Correctional Facilities – Kansas
Publication: MMWR
View Article: MMWR: Corrections Outbreak
Description: Tuberculosis Transmission in Multiple Correctional Facilities – Kansas, 2002-2003
+Diagnosis
+--> Culture exam
PUBLICATIONS
8/11/1995
Laboratory Practices for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis -- United States, 1994
View Article: MMWR Lab practices, Culture Exam
Description: MMWR: Culture examination
+--> General TB diagnosis
PUBLICATIONS
11/4/2005
Controlling Tuberculosis in the US.
View Article: MMWR: TB diagnosis
Description: Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States. Recommendations from the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America
1/1/1999
Diagnostic Standards and Classification of Tuberculosis in Adults and Child Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
View Article: Diagnosis of TB
Description: Diagnostic Standards and Classification of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children 1999
Radiographic Manifestations of Tuberculosis: A Primer for Clinicians, Second Edition
Publication: Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center publicaton number EFP-04
View Article: http://www.nationaltbcenter.edu/products/product_details.cfm?productID=EDP-04
Description: This publication presents the physical principles of plain chest radiography and more. Publication can be ordered at the web address.
+--> Isolation
PUBLICATIONS
11/4/2005
Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States CDC
View Article: Isolation resource
Description: Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States. Recommendations from the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Healthcare Settings, 2005
Publication: MMWR, December 30, 2005, vol. 54, No. RR-17
View Article: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5417.pdf
WEB SITES
NIOSH Respiratory Protection Program
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/99-143.html#step6
OSHA - Respiratory Protection 1910.134
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=12716
+--> Other lab procedures
PUBLICATIONS
6/1/1998
Molecular Perspective
View Article: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol4no2/rattan.htm
Description: Multi-Drug Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis lab procedures
1/21/2005
New CDC Program for Rapid Genotyping of ...
Publication: MMWR / 54(02);47
View Article: Notice to Readers: New CDC Program for Rapid Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates
Description: Notice to Readers: New CDC Program for Rapid Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates
+----> DNA Fingerprinting, Spoligotyping
PUBLICATIONS
1/25/2005
Notice to Readers – New CDC Program for Rapid Genotyping of TB Isolates
View Article: Rapid Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates
Description: New CDC Program for Rapid Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates
+----> MTD-Mycobacterium TB Direct examination
PUBLICATIONS
4/1/2005
National Plan for Reliable Tuberculosis Laboratory Services Using a Systems CDC
View Article: MMWR: Mycobacterium TB Direct examination
Description: National Plan for Reliable Tuberculosis Laboratory Services Using a Systems Approach
+----> NAA-Nucleic Acid Amplification
PUBLICATIONS
11/30/2008
CDC Report on the Use of NAAT for the Diagnosis of TB CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories
View Article: CDC NAAT Report
Description: In response to a request from the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis (ACET), the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and CDC convened an expert panel to evaluate the evidence and propose new guidelines for the use of NAA tests for the diagnosis of TB in the United States.
Diagnosis of Tuberculosis by Nucleic Acid Amplification Methods Applied to
View Article: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis by NAA
Description: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis by Nucleic Acid Amplification Methods Applied to Clinical Specimens
7/1/2006
Notice to Readers: Up-date: Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Tuberculos CDC
View Article: NAA Tests for Tuberculosis
Description: Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Tuberculosis
+----> QuantiFERON
PUBLICATIONS
12/1/2005
Guideline for Using the QuantiFERON TB-Gold Test for Detecting M. TB infect
View Article: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5415a4.htm
Description: Guideline for Using the QuantiFERON TB-Gold Test for Detecting M. TB infection
+--> Sputum smear examination
PUBLICATIONS
4/1/2006
National Plan for Reliable Tuberculosis Laboratory Services
View Article: Sputum Smear Examination induction/monitoring
Description: MMWR: National Plan for Reliable Tuberculosis Laboratory Services Using a Systems Approach
+General/Comprehensive TB
PUBLICATIONS
11/4/2005
Controlling TB in the US. Recommendations from the ATS, CDC and IDSA CDC
View Article: Controlling TB in the US - MMWR
3/24/2007
El Futuro de la Tuberculosis Michael Lauzardo, M.D.
Publication: PowerPoint Presentation
Download File: PDF File
Description: Puerto Rico World TB Day presentation in Spanish
3/24/2007
La Epidemia de VIH/TB Michael Lauzardo, MD
Publication: PowerPoint Presentation
Download File: PDF File
Description: Puerto Rico World TB Day presentation in Spanish
3/24/2007
Tuberculosis Pediátrica Ana M. Alvarez, MD
Publication: PowerPoint Presentation
Download File: PDF File
Description: Puerto Rico World TB Day presentation in Spanish
WEB SITES
Healthy Roads Media
http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/topics/tuberculosis.htm
Description: Get help and answers in Arabic, Bosnian, English, Hmong, Khmer, russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese, Liberian English, and more.
National Tuberculosis Curriculum Consortium (NTCC) UC San Diego School of Medicine
National Tuberculosis Curriculum Consortium
Description: The mission of the National Tuberculosis Curriculum Consortium (NTCC) is to instill knowledge, skills, & appropriate attitudes in the management & control of active & latent TB among undergraduate & graduate students. The NTCC has developed curricul
TB Education & Training Resources CDC
http://www.findtbresources.org/scripts/index.cfm
Description: This site is a service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE).
+Infection Control
+--> Administrative controls
PUBLICATIONS
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
View Article: MMWR: Admin controls
Description: MMWR: Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Health-care Settings, 2005
+--> General infection control
PUBLICATIONS
12/30/2005
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005 CDC
Publication: MMWR
Download File: Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005
Description: Updated guidelines for infection control in health-care settings.
+--> Occupational exposure/health care worker
PUBLICATIONS
12/30/2005
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005 CDC
Publication: MMWR
Download File: Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005
Description: Updated guidelines for infection control in health-care settings.
9/1/1999
TB Respiratory Protection Program in Healthcare Facilities – Administrator’ NIOSH
View Article: NIOSH Respiratory Protection
Description: NIOSH Guide: TB Respiratory Protection Program in Healthcare Facilities – Administrator’s Guide
+--> Respiratory protection
PUBLICATIONS
12/30/2005
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005 CDC
Publication: MMWR
Download File: Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005
Description: Updated guidelines for infection control in health-care settings.
9/1/1999
TB Respiratory Protection Program in Healthcare Facilities – Administrator’ NIOSH
View Article: NIOSH: Respiratory protection
Description: NIOSH Guide: TB Respiratory Protection Program in Healthcare Facilities – Administrator’s Guide
+Program Management
+--> Evaluation
PUBLICATIONS
Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health CDC
View Article: MMWR: Program Evaluation in Public Health
Description: Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health
Practical Evaluation of Public Health Programs CDC, PHTN, U Texas
View Article: Practical Evaluation of Public Health Programs
Description: Course workbook: Practical Evaluation of Public Health Programs
+--> Legal
PUBLICATIONS
See specific state guidelines for legal issues
+--> Needs Assessment
PUBLICATIONS
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
View Article: MMWR: Preventing Transmission in Healthcare settings
Description: Needs assessment and partnership building included
+--> Surveillance
PUBLICATIONS
9/13/2006
2005 TB Surveillance Slides CDC DTBE
View Article: 2005 TB Surveillance Slides
Description: This slide series was developed by CDC as an accompaniment to the document Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2005. Slide set narative also available.
Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2005 CDC
Publication: CDC DTBE Report
Download File: Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2005
Description: 2005 surveillance data for tuberculosis in U.S.
10/1/2007
Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2007 CDC Division of TB Elimination Surveillance Team
View Article: Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2007
Description: Final 2007 surveillance report from the CDC.
+--> TB guidelines, policies and protocols
PUBLICATIONS
11/4/2005
Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States.
Publication: MMWR
View Article: MMWR: TB Control Guidelines
Description: Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States. Recommendations from the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America
7/14/2006
Disaster Preparedness for TB Control Charles DeGraw
Publication: Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals Guideline
Download File: Sample Disaster Preparedness Guideline for TB Control
Description: The LA Dept of Health shares their disaster preparedness guideline for use with TB patients currently on therapy.
5/3/2002
Progressing Toward Tuberculosis Elimination in Low-Incidence Areas...
Publication: MMWR / 51(RR05);1-16
View Article: Progressing Toward Tuberculosis Elimination in Low-Incidence Areas of the United States, Recommendations of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis
Description: Progressing Toward Tuberculosis Elimination in Low-Incidence Areas of the United States, Recommendations of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis
+--> Training and education resources
PUBLICATIONS
TB Education and Training Resource Guide – Special Settings National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
Publication: Resource guide
View Article: TB Education and Training Resource Guide – Special Settings
Description: TB Education and Training Resource Guide in Special Settings
WEB SITES
TB Education and Training Network (TB ETN)
TB ETN website
Description: TB ETN brings TB professionals together to network, share resources, and build education and training skills.
+Special Populations/Settings
PUBLICATIONS
Cultural Competence Education for Medical Students
View Article: Cultural Competence Education for Medical Students
National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care
View Article: National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care
Promoting Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency: Self-Assessment Checklist
View Article: Promoting Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency: Self-Assessment Checklist
Racial Disparity in Tuberculosis (TB) in the Southeast United States
Download File: Racial Disparity in Tuberculosis (TB) in the Southeast United States
Stop TB in the African American Community
Download File: Stop TB in the African American Community
TB ETN Cultural Competency Sub-Committee Resource List
View Article: TB ETN Cultural Competency Sub-Committee Resource List
WEB SITES
Better Diabetes Care: Improving Cultural Competency: Resources
Better Diabetes Care: Improving Cultural Competency: Resources
CDC National Prevention Information Network (CDC NPIN): The Stop TB in the African-American Community listserv Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
CDC National Prevention Information Network (CDC NPIN): The Stop TB in the African-American Community listserv
CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
CDC's National Prevention Information Network
CDC's National Prevention Information Network
CDC's TB Challenge: Partnering to Eliminate TB in African Americans Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
CDC's TB Challenge: Partnering to Eliminate TB in African Americans
CDC, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination website Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
CDC, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination website
Cultural competence
Cultural competence
Cultural Competence-Marginal or Mainstream Movement?
Cultural Competence-Marginal or Mainstream Movement?
cultural competency
cultural competency
Cultural Healthcare Program Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
Cultural Healthcare Program
Diversity Rx: Cultural Competence Practice and Training: Overview
Diversity Rx: Cultural Competence Practice and Training: Overview
EthnoMed
EthnoMed
Find TB Resources
Find TB Resources
FIND TB RESOURCES - TB Education and Training Resources Website
FIND TB RESOURCES - TB Education and Training Resources Website
Florida Department of Health, TB Bureau
Florida Department of Health, TB Bureau
Hear, Act, Learn and Treat Tuberculosis (HALT) program
Hear, Act, Learn and Treat Tuberculosis (HALT) program
HRSA: Cultural Competence Resources for Health Care Providers
HRSA: Cultural Competence Resources for Health Care Providers
Kaiser Family Foundation: Compendium of Cultural Competence Initiatives in Health Care
Kaiser Family Foundation: Compendium of Cultural Competence Initiatives in Health Care
Migrant Clinicians Network: Cultural Competency in Practice
Migrant Clinicians Network: Cultural Competency in Practice
MN Department of Health
MN Department of Health
National Center for Cultural Competence
National Center for Cultural Competence
Office of Minority Health: Cultural Competency
Office of Minority Health: Cultural Competency
Providers' Guide to Quality and Culture
Providers' Guide to Quality and Culture
Description: Providers' Guide to Quality and Culture
Quality and Culture Quiz
Quality and Culture Quiz
Racial Disparities in Tuberculosis -Selected Southeastern States, 1991-2002
Racial Disparities in Tuberculosis -Selected Southeastern States, 1991-2002
Stop TB in the African-American Community Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
Stop TB in the African-American Community
TB & Cultural Competency Newsletter
TB & Cultural Competency Newsletter
TB case rate among non-Hispanic Blacks Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
TB case rate among non-Hispanic Blacks
TB Education and Training Network Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
TB Education and Training Network
TB Education and Training Network, Cultural Competency Subcommittee
TB Education and Training Network, Cultural Competency Subcommittee
TB Elimination: Now is the Time Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
TB Elimination: Now is the Time
The Provider's Guide to Quality & Culture
The Provider's Guide to Quality & Culture
Three-Part Strategy to Put TB on the Run
Three-Part Strategy to Put TB on the Run
Transcultural Nursing Society
Transcultural Nursing Society
Tuberculosis in Blacks Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
Tuberculosis in Blacks
University of Washington Medical Center: Culture Clues Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
University of Washington Medical Center: Culture Clues
Virginia Department of Health
Virginia Department of Health
+--> At-risk racial and ethnic minorities
PUBLICATIONS
Racial disparities in Tuberculosis Selected Southeastern United States
View Article: TB Racial Disparities in SE states
Description: MMWR: TB Racial Disparities in Selected Southeastern United States – 1991-2002
+--> Children
PUBLICATIONS
10/1/1995
Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children: Increased Need for Better Methods
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases
View Article: Diagnosis of TB in Children
Description: Dispatch: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children: Increased Need for Better Methods
Pulmonary TB /Children and Adolescents
View Article: Pulmonary TB /Children and Adolescents
Description: Web course curriculum Pulmonary TB /Children and Adolescents
Treatment of Tuberculosis
View Article: Treatment guidelines for TB including children
Description: MMWR: Treatment guidelines for TB including children
+--> Corrections
PUBLICATIONS
Assessment of Tuberculosis Screening and Management Practices of Large Jail Systems
View Article: Assessment of Tuberculosis Screening and Management Practices of Large Jail Systems
10/1/2005
Criminal (In) Justice in the City and its Associated Health Consequences Cynthia Golembeski, BA, BS and Robert Fullilove, EdD
Publication: American Journal of Public Health
View Article: http://ww w.ajph.org/cgi/reprint/95/10/1701.pdf
Description: The American system of prisons and prisoners described by its critics as the prison–industrial complex— has grown rapidly since 1970. Increasingly punitive sentencing guidelines and the privatization of prison-related industries and services
account for much of this growth.
Those who enter and leave this system are increasingly Black or Latino, poorly educated, lacking vocational skills, struggling with drugs and alcohol, and disabled.
Few correctional facilities mitigate the educational and
Health Status of Soon-to-be-Released Inmates National Commission on Correctional Health Care
View Article: http://www.ncchc.org/pubs/pubs_stbr.html
Description: A Report to Congress. Volumes 1 and 2 are available for download.
Mini-Fellowship application
Download File: Mini-Fellowship application
7/7/2006
Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities: Recommendations from the CDC CDC
Publication: MMWR
Download File: MMWR: TB in Correctional Facilities
Description: Stresses the importance of TB program oversight for TB cases in correctional facilities including program evaluation, case management, contact investigation, discharge planning for continuity of care and education for all involved.
TB Contact Investigations in Congregate Settings
View Article: TB Contact Investigations in Congregate Settings
The Status of TB Control Measures in large city and county jails in the US
View Article: Correctional TB Control Measures
Description: Executive summary focusing on environmental controls and prevention of TB in large city and county jails in the US.
WEB SITES
Alabama Department of Corrections
Alabama Department of Corrections
American Corrections Association
American Corrections Association
Arkansas Department of Corrections
Arkansas Department of Corrections
CDC/Division of TB Elimination
CDC/Division of TB Elimination
CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
CDC/National Prevention Information Network
CDC/National Prevention Information Network
Corrections Connections Health Care Network Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
Corrections Connections Health Care Network
Corrections Related MMWRs
Corrections Related MMWRs
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Florida Department of Corrections
Florida Department of Corrections
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Florida Model Jail Standards
Florida Model Jail Standards
Florida Sheriffs Association
Florida Sheriffs Association
Georgia Department of Corrections
Georgia Department of Corrections
Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
Georgia Sheriffs Association
Georgia Sheriffs Association
Highlights from State and Local Programs. An Outbreak Response in a Rural, Southwest Missouri County Jail
Highlights from State and Local Programs. An Outbreak Response in a Rural, Southwest Missouri County Jail
Kentucky Department of Corrections
Kentucky Department of Corrections
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Mississippi Department of Corrections
Mississippi Department of Corrections
National Commission on Correctional Healthcare
National Commission on Correctional Healthcare
National Institute of Corrections
National Institute of Corrections
National Institute of Justice
National Institute of Justice
North Carolina Department of Corrections
North Carolina Department of Corrections
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities: Recommendations from CDC
Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities: Recommendations from CDC
Puerto Rico Department of Justice
Puerto Rico Department of Justice
South Carolina Department of Corrections
South Carolina Department of Corrections
TB Infection Control Plan Template For Jails
TB Infection Control Plan Template For Jails
Tennessee Department of Corrections
Tennessee Department of Corrections
US Department of Justice
US Department of Justice
Virgin Islands Department of Justice
Virgin Islands Department of Justice
Virginia Department of Corrections
Virginia Department of Corrections
+--> Foreign born
PUBLICATIONS
Tuberculosis in the United States, National Tuberculosis Surveillance System, Highlights from 2005 Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
View Article: Tuberculosis in the United States, National Tuberculosis Surveillance System, Highlights from 2005
WEB SITES
CURE-TB
CURE-TB
Florida Department of Health - Bureau of TB and Refugee Health
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/tb/educational-materials/edmat.html
Description: Here you can print and order form and obtain printed materials on tuberculosis available from the Department of Health in Florida.
Immigrants and Tuberculosis
Immigrants and Tuberculosis
Lung Disease Data at a Glance: Tuberculosis
Lung Disease Data at a Glance: Tuberculosis
Patient Education Resources in Several Languages Ethnomed.org
http://ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/index.html#tuberculosis
Description: You'll find healthcare information here in several different languages which can be downloaded.
Preventing Active Tuberculosis in Immigrants: Treating latent infections could reduce the high TB rate in the non-U.S. born
Preventing Active Tuberculosis in Immigrants: Treating latent infections could reduce the high TB rate in the non-U.S. born
Preventing and Controlling Tuberculosis Along the U.S.-Mexico Border Work Group Report
Preventing and Controlling Tuberculosis Along the U.S.-Mexico Border Work Group Report
Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Persons Report of the Working Group on Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Persons
Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Persons Report of the Working Group on Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Persons
Rethinking the Socioeconomics and Geography of Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Residents in New Jersey, 1994-1999
Rethinking the Socioeconomics and Geography of Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Residents in New Jersey, 1994-1999
9/21/2004
TB Informaton for Non-English Speakers Wisconsin Department of Health
TB Informaton for Non-English Speakers
Description: TB Informaton for Non-English Speakers
TB rate in foreign-born persons
TB rate in foreign-born persons
TBNet
TBNet
Ten Against TB
Ten Against TB
Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Persons in the United States, 1993-1998
Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Persons in the United States, 1993-1998
Tuberculosis Among Foreign-born Persons in the United States: Achieving Tuberculosis Elimination
Tuberculosis Among Foreign-born Persons in the United States: Achieving Tuberculosis Elimination
Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Residents of Southern Florida, 1995
Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Residents of Southern Florida, 1995
U.S. Immigration and Customs
U.S. Immigration and Customs
+----> Hmong
PUBLICATIONS
8/5/2005
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Hmong Refugees Resettling from Thailand
Publication: MMWR
View Article: MDR TB in Hmong Refugees
Description: Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Hmong Refugees Resettling from Thailand into the United States, 2004--2005
TB Q&A for Hmong Community Leaders, etc CDC
Publication: March 2005
View Article: TB Q&A - Hmong
Description: Tuberculosis Q&A for Hmong Community Leaders and
Service Providers
WEB SITES
Hmong Health Website
Hmong Health Website
Description: Total Health resource for Hmong
+--> Homeless
PUBLICATIONS
12/12/2003
TB Outbreak Among Homeless Persons - King County, WA, 2002-2003
Publication: MMWR 52(49);1209-1210
View Article: Homeless TB Outbreak
Description: Public Health Dispatch: Tuberculosis Outbreak Among Homeless Persons - King County, Washington, 2002--2003
2/18/2005
TB Transmission in a Homeless Shelter – New York 2000-2003 Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
Publication: MMWR, 54(06);149-152
View Article: TB Transmission in a Homeless Shelter
Description: TB Transmission in a Homeless Shelter – New York 2000-2003
+--> Immigration
PUBLICATIONS
5/16/2003
Post-Detention Completion of TB & Immigration
Publication: MMWR, 52(19);438-441
View Article: Post-Detention Completion of TB & Immigration
Description: Post-Detention Completion of Tuberculosis Treatment for Persons Deported or Released from the Custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Service --- United States, 2003
WEB SITES
Ending Neglect: The Elimination of TB in the US
Ending Neglect: The Elimination of TB in the US
Description: Federal Tuberculosis Task Force Plan in Response to the Institute of Medicine Report, Ending Neglect: The Elimination of Tuberculosis in the United States
+--> Long-term care facilities
PUBLICATIONS
7/13/1990
Prevention & Control of TB in Facilities
Publication: MMWR 39(RR-10);7-20
View Article: TB & Long-Term Eldercare
Description: Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Facilities Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly Recommendations of the Advisory Committee for Elimination of Tuberculosis
9/21/2000
Tuberculosis in long-term-care facilities. Rajagopalan S, Yoshikawa TT
Publication: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. (9):611-5.
View Article: TB in Long-Term-Care Facilities.
Description: Tuberculosis in long-term-care facilities.
+--> Managed care
WEB SITES
TB Education and Training Resource Guide National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
TB Education and Training Resource Guide
Description: TB Education and Training Resource Guide
+--> Migrants
WEB SITES
Migrant Clinicians Network
Publication: Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN)
TB and Migrants
Description: Migrant Clinicians Network
+--> Shelters
WEB SITES
TB in Homeless Shelteres Curry National Tuberculosis Center
Publication: WPT-07 Download or Order
TB in Homeless Shelters
Description: TB in Homeless Shelters: Reducing the Risk through Ventilation, Filters and UV
+--> Workplace
WEB SITES
TB Education and Training Resource Guide - Workplace Settings National Prevention Information Network
TB Education and Training Resource Guide - Workplace Settings
Description: TB Education and Training Resource Guide - Workplace Settings
+Treatment
PUBLICATIONS
11/4/2005
Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States
Publication: MMWR 54(RR12);1-81
View Article: Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States
Description: Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States
6/20/2003
Treatment of Tuberculosis
Publication: MMWR 52(RR-11)
View Article: Treatment of Tuberculosis
Description: Treatment of Tuberculosis
+--> Adverse reactions
PUBLICATIONS
8/8/2003
Rifampin and Pyrazinamide for Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Publication: MMWR 52(31);735-739
View Article: Rifampin and Pyrazinamide for Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Description: Update: Adverse Event Data and Revised American Thoracic Society/CDC Recommendations Against the Use of Rifampin and Pyrazinamide for Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection---United States, 2003
+--> DOT (Directly Observed Therapy)
+----> DOPT
WEB SITES
Patient Adherence to TB Treatment Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
Patient Adherence to TB Treatment
Description: Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis - Module 9: Patient Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment
Reading Material
Using DOT to Improve Adherence
Directly Observed Therapy (DOT)
+--> HIV/AIDS co-infection
PUBLICATIONS
10/30/1998
Prevention & Treatment of TB Among HIV+ Patients
Publication: MMWR 47(RR-20)1-51
View Article: TB & the HIV+ Patient
Description: Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis Among Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Principles of Therapy and Revised Recommendatons
+--> Latent TB Infection
PUBLICATIONS
12/16/2005
Guidelines for Using the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Test for Detecting ... G Mazurek, MD, J Jereb, MD, P LoBue, MD, M Lademar
Publication: 54(RR15);49-55
View Article: Guidelines for Using the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Test for Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection, United States
Description: Guidelines for Using the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Test for Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection, United States
WEB SITES
Targeted Tuberculin Testing & Treatment of Latent TB Infection CDC
Publication: 2005
Guide for Primary Health Care Providers: Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Description: Guide for Primary Health Care Providers: Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
2005
+----> HIV +
PUBLICATIONS
6/20/2003
Treatment of Tuberculosis
Publication: MMMWR
View Article: Treatment of Tuberculosis
Description: Treatment of Tuberculosis
+--> MDR
PRESENTATIONS
12/1/2007
Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis: An Online Presentation Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center
http://www.nationaltbcenter.edu/mdr_tb/
Description: This slide presentation with streaming audio provides information to strengthen the understanding of the current epidemiology and treatment principles of MDR and XDR-TB. This course also includes extensive resources for training and expert consultation, and printable PowerPoint slides.
PUBLICATIONS
Double infection with a Resistant and a Multidrug-Resistant Strain ... S Niemann, E Richter, S Rüsch-Gerdes,* M Schlaak,
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Sep - Oct 2000, Vol. 6, No. 5
View Article: Double infection with a Resistant and a Multidrug-Resistant Strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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