Tuberculosis Clinical Topics

keywords: TB, Tuberculosis

Information about cultural aspects of TB to help inform clinical practice.

Clinician Resources on TB

Targeted information for clinicians about treating tuberculosis, specifically in immigrant populations.

Primary Care Tools for the Management of TB in the Foreign Born: A clinician's tool to navigate the issues related to Tuberculosis
Linguistic and Cultural Aspects of Tuberculosis Screening and Management for Refugees and Immigrants: The text of a talk given at the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Conference in 1996 on the cultural aspects of TB Screening.
Stamping out TB: A community-based outreach worker model for TB prevention: A slideshow with information about a community based TB model.
Tuberculosis in the United States - 2005 Highlights: PowerPoint slide show saved as PDF (26 slides) National Surveillance System Highlights from 2005 - Presentation by the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Tuberculosis in the United States.

Ethnic group-specific brief articles on cross-cultural and linguistic issues in tuberculosis

Cambodian Tuberculosis Cultural Profile: Some cultural information about tuberculosis in Cambodian community.
Ethiopian Tuberculosis Cultural Profile: Information describing beliefs and practices relating to tuberculosis among Ethiopian immigrants living in Seattle, WA.
Oromo Tuberculosis Cultural Profile: Information describing beliefs and practices relating to tuberculosis among Oromo immigrants living in Seattle, WA.
Somali Tuberculosis Cultural Profile: Information describing beliefs and practices relating to tuberculosis among Somali immigrants.
Vietnamese Tuberculosis Cultural Profile: A brief article describing beliefs and practices relating to tuberculosis among Vietnamese living in the US.

Links and related TB information on EthnoMed, excerpted from Centers for Disease Control "Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis".

The following are all excerpts from CDC's "Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis, 4th ed, 2000.

Brief articles for clinicians about TB and cross cultural care.

Clinical Pearl: The Stigma of TB: A short clinical pearl about stigma associated with TB which has obvious consequences for health care providers.
Clinical Pearl: Compliance with INH Prophylaxis for Tuberculosis: A short clinical pearl about the importance of differentiating between medical practices in the United States and in developing countries in treatment of TB.