TB Education and Training Resource Guide—DIAGNOSIS (Printable Version)
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Tuberculin Skin Testing
Materials providing information on the BCG vaccine are covered in the Bacille
Calmette-Guerin (BCG) and
Other Vaccines section.
Daisies Won't Tell but a Tuberculosis Skin Test Will
This poster encourages people to get screened for TB, especially those who have
had contact with a person who
has active TB disease (Mississippi State Department of Health, 1989).
Audience: general public
Format: poster, 20" X 16"
Language: English
Available from: Mississippi State Department of Health, Tuberculosis
Control Branch, PO Box 1700, Jackson, MS
39215-1700; 601-576-7400; www.msdh.state.ms.us
Facts about...the TB Skin Test
This pamphlet explains why the TB skin test is important, how it is administered,
and the meaning of a positive
reaction (American Lung Association, 1995).
Audience: general public, Hispanics
Format: pamphlet, 8 pp
Language: English, Spanish
Internet link: www.lungusa.org/diseases/tbskinfac.html
Available from: American Lung Association, National Office,
1740 Broadway, New York, NY 10019-4374;
212-315-8700; www.lungusa.org
It's Time for Your 3-Month Follow-Up TB Skin Test
This fact sheet for persons who are at risk for TB explains the TB "window
period" and the need for a 3-month
follow-up TB skin test (County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency,
2001).
Audience: at-risk racial/ethnic minorities, general public, Hispanics
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Office
of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control
Program, PO Box 85222, San Diego, CA 92816; 619-692-5565;
www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/health/services/tb/index.htm
Learn about Tuberculosis
This booklet for persons who have tested positive for TB provides information
about TB, its transmission, and
treatments (National Institutes of Health, 1999).
Audience: Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: booklet, 13 pp
Language: English, Spanish
Internet link: English: www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/pubTB/TBEnglish06.pdf
Spanish: www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/pubTB/TBsppurple06.pdf
Available from: CDC National Prevention Information Network, PO Box 6003, Rockville,
MD 20849-6003;
800-458-5231; www.cdcnpin.org. Request
inventory item #D326-English, #D331-Spanish.
and National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, 31 Center Drive,
Bldg 31, Rm 7A-50, MSC 2520, Bethesda, MD 20892-2520; 301-496-5717; www.niaid.nih.gov.
Request NIH publication #99-4544-English, #99-4544S-Spanish.
Mantoux Skin Test for Tuberculosis
This pamphlet discusses the Mantoux skin test and the transmission, symptoms,
and treatment of active TB and
latent TB infection (Minnesota Department of Health, 1997).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, general public, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 6 pp
Language: Bosnian, Cambodian, Croatian, English, Hmong, Lao, Russian, Serbian,
Somali, Spanish, Tibetan,
Vietnamese
Internet link: Lao: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/lao-mantoux.pdf
Russian: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/russian-mantoux.pdf
Somali: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/somali-mantoux.pdf
Spanish: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/spanish-mantoux.pdf
Tibetan: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/tibetan-mantoux.pdf
Vietnamese: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/vietnamese-mantoux.pdf
Available from: Minnesota Department of Health, Tuberculosis Program, 717 Delaware
St, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414;
612-676-5414; www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/tb.htm
Stop TB
This pamphlet discusses the TB skin test and who should get tested. It provides
contact information for services
available within New York City (New York City Department of Health, 2001).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, general public, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: Chinese, English, Haitian Creole, Spanish
Available from: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Tuberculosis
Control Program, 125 Worth St,
New York, NY 10013; 212-442-9968; www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tb.html
Stop Thief! Tuberculosis Robs People of Their Good Health
This poster recommends TB skin tests for people who think they have been exposed
to TB and encourages people
who test positive to consult a physician for evaluation and treatment (Mississippi
State Department of Health,
1991).
Audience: general public
Format: poster, 16" X 20"
Language: English
Available from: Mississippi State Department of Health, Tuberculosis Control
Branch, PO Box 1700, Jackson, MS
39215-1700; 601-576-7400; www.msdh.state.ms.us
TB Facts: The TB Skin Test 
This fact sheet provides general information about the TB skin test (Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention,
1999).
Audience: general public, persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 2 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/skintest_eng.pdf
Available from: CDC National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP).
Materials can be ordered in a
number of ways: 1) By accessing the online order form at www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb;
2) by calling the CDC
voice and fax information system (recording) toll-free at 888-232-3228, then
pressing options 2, 5, 1, 2,
2; 3) by faxing a request for material to the NCHSTP Office of Communications
at 404-639-8910; or 4)
by mailing a request to the CDC NCHSTP Office of Communications at 1600 Clifton
Rd, NE, MS E-07,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Request item #00-5984.
and CDC National Prevention Information Network, PO Box 6003, Rockville, MD
20849-6003;
800-458-5231; www.cdcnpin.org. Request
inventory item #D102.
The TB Skin Test Result and Your HIV Status
This fact sheet provides information about TB testing, treatment, and symptoms
(National AIDS Treatment
Information Project, 1998).
Audience: general public, Hispanics, persons with HIV/AIDS
Format: fact sheet, 4 pp
Language: Spanish
Available from: National AIDS Treatment Information Project, Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center, 330 Brookline
Ave, Libby Rm 342, Boston, MA 02215; 617-667-5520; www.natip.org
TB Skin Test: What You Need to Know
This fact sheet discusses the TB skin test, test results, and subsequent treatment
of the disease (Service Employees
International Union, 1995).
Audience: general public
Format: fact sheet, 4 pp
Language: English
Available from: Service Employees International Union, 1313 L St, NW, Washington,
DC 20005; 202-898-3200;
www.seiu.org/political_action/index.cfm
TB: The Tuberculin Skin Test
This pamphlet presents general information about the TB skin test (New York
City Department of Health, 2000).
Audience: Asians, general public, Hispanics
Format: pamphlet, 8 pp
Language: Chinese, English, Spanish
Available from: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Tuberculosis
Control Program, 125 Worth St,
New York, NY 10013; 212-442-9968; www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tb.html
Tuberculin Skin Test
This fact sheet explains the tuberculin skin test, when it should be taken,
and how it is administered (County of
San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, 2001).
Audience: general public, Hispanics
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Office
of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control
Program, PO Box 85222, San Diego, CA 92816; 619-692-5565;
www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/health/services/tb/index.htm
The Tuberculin Skin Test
This pamphlet provides information about the TB skin test and identifies who
needs to be tested for TB (New
York City Department of Health, 2001).
Audience: general public
Format: pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tbskin.html
Available from: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Tuberculosis
Control Program, 125 Worth St,
New York, NY 10013; 212-442-9968; www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tb.html
The Tuberculin Skin Test
This pamphlet discusses the tuberculin skin test for TB, explains how the test
works and what it reveals, and
explains the meaning of positive versus negative results (American Lung Association
of San Diego, 2000).
Audience: foreign-born, general public
Format: pamphlet, 2 pp
Language: Persian
Internet link: medstat.med.utah.edu/uchin/fa_tuberculin.pdf
Available from: American Lung Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties,
2750 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA
92103; 619-297-3901; www.lungsandiego.org
and University of Utah, Health Sciences Center, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences
Library, 10 North, 1900
East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5890; 801-581-8771; www.med.utah.edu
Tuberculin Skin Test Information
This fact sheet explains how the TB skin test is administered and analyzed,
and what the results mean (Salt Lake
Valley Health Department, 2001).
Audience: foreign-born, general public
Format: fact sheet, 2 pp
Language: Vietnamese
Available from: Salt Lake Valley Health Department, 2001 South State St, Salt
Lake City, UT 84190-2150;
801-468-2720; www.slvhealth.org
Tuberculosis (TB): Keep Your Family Healthy
This bilingual poster recommends that individuals get tested for TB and states
that TB can be prevented and cured
(Appleton City Health Department, 2001).
Audience: Asians, general public
Format: poster, 14" X 24"
Language: English, Hmong
Available from: Appleton City Health Department, 100 North Appleton St, Appleton,
WI 54911-4702; 920-832-6429;
www.appleton.org/health
Tuberculosis (TB): The Tuberculin Skin Test Tells Who Is Infected—What
Does It Mean?
This pamphlet explains TB and TB skin testing (Florida Department of Health,
2000).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, general public, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 6 pp
Language: English, Haitian Creole, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Vietnamese
Internet link: www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/tb/index.html
(English)
Available from: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of TB and Refugee Health,
4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN A20,
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1717; 850-245-4350; www.doh.state.fl.us
The Tuberculosis Skin Test
This fact sheet discusses the TB skin test and explains how the test is administered
and what the results mean
(Washington State Department of Health, 1999).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, general public, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese
Internet link: Somali: www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/somali/tb_test_somali.pdf
Spanish: www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/spanish/tb_test_spanish.pdf
Vietnamese: www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/viet/tb_test_vietnamese.pdf
Available from: Ethnomed, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Ave, Seattle,
WA 98104; 206-731-3000;
www.washington.edu/medicine/hmc/
Tuberculosis—The TB Skin Test
This fact sheet discusses TB and the TB skin test (North Carolina Department
of Health and Human Services,
2001).
Audience: general public, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: Spanish
Internet link: www.schs.state.nc.us/epi/tb/factsheet.html
Available from: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Communicable
Disease Control Branch, TB
Control Program, 1902 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1902; 919-733-7286;
www.dhhs.state.nc.us
What Does a Negative TB Skin Test Mean?
This fact sheet discusses the meaning of a negative TB skin test and states
that persons with HIV/AIDS may be at
risk for false negative results (County of San Diego Health and Human Services
Agency, 2001).
Audience: general public
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English
Available from: County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Office
of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control
Program, PO Box 85222, San Diego, CA 92816; 619-692-5565;
www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/health/services/tb/index.htm
What Does a Positive TB Skin Test Mean?
This fact sheet for persons who have a positive skin test for TB presents information
about follow-up TB testing
(County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, 2002).
Audience: general public, Hispanics
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Office
of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control
Program, PO Box 85222, San Diego, CA 92816; 619-692-5565;
www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/health/services/tb/index.htm
What You Need to Know about the Tuberculin Skin Test
This fact sheet explains how the tuberculin skin test is administered, how it
works, and what it shows (County of
San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, 1998).
Audience: general public, Hispanics
Format: fact sheet, 2 pp
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Office
of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control
Program, PO Box 85222, San Diego, CA 92816; 619-692-5565;
www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/health/services/tb/index.htm
Your TB Test: Answers to Questions People Ask Most Often
This pamphlet discusses what it means to have a positive TB test result, how
TB is spread, and the risks of
transmission to friends and family members. It also explains the need for a
chest X-ray after a positive skin test
result (Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2000).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Available from: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Tuberculosis
Control, 305 South St, Jamaica
Plain, MA 02130; 617-983-6970; www.state.ma.us/dph/dphhome.htm
Chest Radiographs
Chest Clinics: This Is What We Do...
This pamphlet explains the purpose of chest clinics and the services they offer.
It provides a brief overview of the
history, mission, and goals of chest clinics under the New York City Bureau
of Tuberculosis Control (New York
City Department of Health, 2000).
Audience: general public
Format: pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tbcc.html
Available from: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Tuberculosis
Control Program, 125 Worth St,
New York, NY 10013; 212-442-9968; www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tb.html
Sputum Smear Examination
Collecting a Sputum Sample: Patient Instruction Sheet
This guideline explains how to collect a sputum sample for analysis (Mississippi
State Department of Health,
1995).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: guideline, 1 p
Language: English
Available from: Mississippi State Department of Health, Tuberculosis Control
Branch, PO Box 1700, Jackson, MS
39215-1700; 601-576-7400; www.msdh.state.ms.us
Cough It Up!
This videotape provides information about how to supply health care providers
with a sputum sample (Bureau of
Laboratories, 1996).
Audience: Asians, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: videotape, 6 min
Language: English, Spanish, Vietnamese
Available from: Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Laboratories, 1100 W 49th
St, Austin, TX 78756; 512-458-7318;
www.tdh.state.tx.us/lab/default.htm
How to Collect a Sputum Sample
This pamphlet provides detailed guidelines for patients about how and when to
collect a sputum sample (North
Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 1996).
Audience: Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 6 pp
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Communicable
Disease Control Branch,
TB Control Program, 1902 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1902; 919-733-7286;
www.dhhs.state.nc.us
Instructions for Collection of Sputum Specimen
This pamphlet explains how to collect a sputum specimen at home for laboratory
analysis (Massachusetts
Department of Public Health, 1999).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 6 pp
Language: English, Khmer, Lao, Vietnamese
Available from: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Tuberculosis
Control, 305 South St, Jamaica
Plain, MA 02130; 617-983-6970; www.state.ma.us/dph/dphhome.htm
Method for Sputum Collection
This fact sheet describes how to collect a sputum sample for analysis (Multnomah
County Health Department,
1993).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese
Available from: Multnomah County Health Department, 426 SW Stark St,
Third Fl, Portland, OR 97204; 503-988-3417;
www.co.multnomah.or.us/health/contprev/tb/index.html
