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TB Testing and Treatment (Printable Version)

Three basic strategies are critical to the prevention and control of TB:

  • Identifying and completely treating all persons who have active TB.
  • Finding and evaluating persons who have had contact with TB patients, determining if they have TB infection or disease, and treating them appropriately (contact investigations). Contact investigations are important for identifying persons who have active TB and infected persons at high risk for developing TB.
  • Screening populations at high risk for TB to locate persons infected with TB and giving complete therapy to prevent the infection from progressing to active, contagious disease. This screening also may identify cases of active disease.

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TB and HIV/AIDS
From CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

Managing Drug Interactions in the Treatment of HIV-Related Tuberculosis
From CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

MMWR: Reported HIV Status of Tuberculosis Patients—United States, 1993–2005
From CDC’s MMWR Weekly October 26, 2007 / 56(42);1103-1106

HIV Testing and Counseling in TB Clinical Settings Tools
From CDC’s Global AIDS Program

Recommendations for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Screening in Tuberculosis (TB) Clinics
From CDC’s Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

Risk-Based Targeted Tuberculosis Screening in Virginia
Policy summary, including core components and outcome information, on a TB screening policy implemented by the Virginia Department of TB Control from the Best Practice Initiative of the US Department of Health and Human Services

Treatment of Tuberculosis (Joint statement from the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and Infectious Diseases Society of America)
MMWR: June 20, 2003 / Vol. 52 / RR-11

Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test Training Materials Kit
Material available from the Division of TB Elimination (DTBE) of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

QuantiFERON ®-TB Gold Test
From DTBE

Guidelines for Using the QuantiFERON ®-TB Test for Diagnosing LatentMycobacterium tuberculosisInfection
From the CDC’sMMWR Recommendations and Reports January 31, 2003 / Vol. 52 (RR-02); 15-18

Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection [HTML] [PDF]
From CDC’s MMWR Recommendations and Reports, June 9, 2000; 49 (No. RR-6)

Anergy Skin Testing and Preventive Therapy for HIV-Infected Persons: Revised Recommendations
From CDC’s MMWR Recommendations and Reports , September 5, 1997, 46 (RR-15)

The Role of BCG Vaccine in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the U.S.
From CDC’s MMWR Recommendations and Reports , April 26, 1996, 45 (RR-4)

Screening for Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Infection in High-Risk Populations (ACET)
From CDC’s MMWR Recommendations and Reports, 1995; 44 (No. RR-11)

Guide for Primary Health Care Providers: Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection 2005
From DTBE

TB Testing Guidelines
From DTBE

Tuberculin Skin Testing
From DTBE

Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test Videotape Facilitator Guide
From DTBE

Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Disease
From DTBE

Slide Set Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection, 2005
From DTBE

TB Treatment Guidelines
From DTBE

TB Treatment Guidelines in PDA Format
From DTBE

Slide Set Treatment of Tuberculosis
From DTBE

Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Fact sheet From DTBE

Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI)
Fact sheet from DTBE

Updated Guidelines for the Use of Rifamycins for the Treatment of Tuberculosis Among HIV-Infected Patients Taking Protease Inhibitors or Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
From DTBE

BCG Vaccine
From DTBE

Tuberculosis and Pregnancy
From DTBE

Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
From the Annals of Internal Medicine,
2 May 2006 | Volume 144 Issue 9 | Page I-18

Treatment of Tuberculosis in Patients Infected with HIV: An Update
From
New JerseyAIDSline Volume 2 Number 1, September 2005

Diagnosis and Treatment Resources
From the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute

Management of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children and Adolescents: A Guide for the Primary Care Provider: 2004
From New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute

Treatment of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease
From the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute

Treating The Patient With Tuberculosis: Guidelines For Collaborating With Community Physicians
From the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute, designed for use by state and local health departments



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