TB: Training and references for providers

Training

• TB Training Roadmap.
  Design a personalized training guide, using a variety of resources.
• CDC Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis: What the Clinician Should Know.
  A reference manual for health care professionals who care for patients with or at high risk for TB disease or TB infection.
• CDC self-study modules.
  Nine self-study modules divided into two courses. Modules 1-5 provide basic information, and modules 6-9 provide more specific programmatic information.
• Tuberculosis Fact Sheet for Health Care Workers.

References

• BCG Vaccine FAQ
• CDC: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children.
• CDC: Treatment of Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis.
• MMWR: Guidelines for the Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious TB.
• MMWR: Preventing TB Transmission in Health Care Settings.
• MMWR: TargetedTuberculin Testing and Treatment of LTBI.
• Recommendations for the use of the 12-week Isoniazid and Rifapentine regimen for treating TB infection (LTBI).
• Tuberculosis Drug Information Guide.
• Tuberculosis Nursing: A Comprehensive Guide to Patient Care, Second Edition.

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