Tuberculosis Section (TB)

Publications, Reports, Manuals & Guidelines

Educational Resources for the General Public

Educational Resources for Clinicians and Healthcare Providers

• Tuberculosis (TB) Symptom Screen [English, Bosnian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese]
   
• Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment [English, Bosnian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese]
   
• Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment Child Health Services [English, Spanish]

• Tuberculosis Policy and Procedure Manual, 2012 
   
• Tuberculosis Program Evaluation Guidelines, 2012 
   
• Nurse Protocol Manual 
   
• Georgia Tuberculosis Reference Guide, 2005

Global

• World Health Organization (WHO) Tuberculosis Report 2012

United States

• Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2011
   
• Tuberculosis in the United States Slide Set, 2011
   
• Tuberculosis Trends in the United States, 2011
  
   

Georgia

• 2011 Georgia Tuberculosis Report
   
• 2010 Georgia Tuberculosis Report
   

Advocacy

• Forging Partnerships to Eliminate Tuberculosis (2007)
   
• New Technologies for Tuberculosis Control (2007)
   
• The Patient's Charter for Tuberculosis Care (2006)

Airline Travel

• WHO - Tuberculosis and Air Travel Guidelines for Prevention and Control, 2008
   
• Tuberculosis Information for International Travelers Fact Sheet, 2008
   
• Federal Air Travel Restrictions for Public Health Purposes - United States, June 2007 - May 2008

Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine

• The Role of BCG Vaccine in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United States
   
• BCG Vaccine

Contact Investigation

• Guidelines for the Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis
   
• Slide Set - Investigation of Contacts with Infectious Tuberculosis, 2005

Control & Elimination

• Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States
   
• Progressing Toward Tuberculosis Elimination in Low-Incidence Areas of the United States
   
• Tuberculosis Elimination Revisited: Obstacles, Opportunities and a Renewed Commitment (ACET)
   
• Essential Components of a Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program (1995)

Corrections

• Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities

Diagnosis, Screening & Treatment

• Diagnostic Standards and Classification of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children
   
• Updated Guidelines for the Use of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
   
• Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
   
• Slide Set - Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
   
• Guide for Primary Health Care Providers: Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
   
• Screening for Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis in High-Risk Populations (ACET)
   
• Treatment of Tuberculosis
   
• Slide Set -Treatment of Tuberculosis
   
• WHO - Treatment of Tuberculosis (2003)
   
• Tuberculosis Associated with Blocking Agents Against Tumor Necrosis Factor - Alpha (p. 683)
   
• International Standards for Tuberculosis Care (2006)
   
• The Patients' charter for Tuberculosis Care

Foreign-Born

• Preventing and Controlling Tuberculosis Along the U.S. - Mexico Border Work Group Report
   
• Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis among Foreign-Born Persons
   
• USCIS Update on TB
   
• Questions and Answers on TB Screening
   
• Civil Surgeon Letter on TB Screening
   
• CDC Immigration Requirements: 2007 Technical Instructions for Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment for Panel Physicians
   
• New TB Component of Technical Instructions for the Medical Examination of Aliens in the United States (effective May 1, 2008)
   
• Memo to Civil Surgeons Regarding the New TB Technical Instructions
   
• FAQs for the TB Component of the Technical Instructions for the Medical Examination of Aliens in the United States
   
• Tuberculosis Care and Control in Refugee and Displaced Populations

HIV / TB

• Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Setting
   
• Managing Drug Interactions in the Treatment of HIV-Related Tuberculosis
   
• Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV Infected Adults and Adolescents [TB, pp. 14 - 19 & MAC pp. 19 - 21]
   
• Critical Interventions: Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS

Infection Control

• Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Healthcare Facilities, 2005
   
• Errata, 09/25/06 "Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005"
   
• Appendix B - Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment Worksheet
   
• Additional Frequently Asked Questions for Clarification of Recommendations in the "Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005"
   
• Slide Set - Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of M. tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005
   
• Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Facilities Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly
   
• Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis Among Homeless Persons (ACET)
   
• Respiratory Protection in Health-Care Settings (2006)
   
• Infection Control for Health-Care Settings

Laboratory

• Report of an Expert Consultation on the Uses of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
   
• National Plan for Reliable Tuberculosis Laboratory Services Using a Systems Approach
   
• Notice to Readers: New CDC Program for Rapid Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates
   
• Guide to the Application of Genotyping to Tuberculosis Prevention and Control
   
• Guidelines for Using the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Test for Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection, United States
   
• QuantiFERON ®-TB Gold Test Fact Sheet

Multi-Drug Resistant TB & Extensively Drug-Resistant TB

• National Plan to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
   
• Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis
   
• Guidelines for the Programmatic Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis - Emergency Update 2008
   
• Outpatient Infusion Therapy for Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis: A Practical Guide (2004)
   
• Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis Factsheet (2008)
   
• Plan to Combat Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis; Recommendations of the Federal Tuberculosis Task Force
   
• Emergence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Extensive Resistance to Second Line Drugs - Worldwide, 2000-2004
   
• Revised Definition of Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (2006) (p. 1176)
   
• Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB) (2008)
   
• Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis - United States, 1993-2006 (p.250)

Schools

• TB School Nurse Handbook
   
• Guidelines for Initiating a School-Based Directly Observed Therapy Program
   
• Model Tuberculosis Prevention Program for College Campuses