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Clinical Topics: Tuberculosis

Clinician

• Primary Tools for the Management of TB in Foreign Born 
  A resource for primary care physicians.
• Linguistic and Cultural Aspects of Tuberculosis Screening and Management for Refugees and Immigrants
• Compliance with INH Prophylaxis for Tuberculosis
• Stamping Out TB: A Community-based Outreach Worker Model for TB Prevention 
• Washington State Dept of Health Tuberculosis Program

Cultural Factors

• Cambodian Tuberculosis Cultural Profile
• Ethiopian Tuberculosis Cultural Profile
• Oromo Tuberculosis Cultural Profile
• Somali
• Somali Tuberculosis Cultural Profile, 2006
• Somali Tuberculosis Cultural Profile, 1998. Much of this profile has been incorporated into the updated version so it has been removed.
• Vietnamese Tuberculosis Cultural Profile
  

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Information/Guidelines

• CDC TB Guidelines
• CDC Core Curriculum on TB
• Excerpts from the Centers for Disease Control Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis
  
  • Who should be tested and when?
  • Diagnostic Microbiology
  • How does BCG vaccination affect testing?
  • Treatment guidelines for tuberculosis
  • Treatment guidelines for asymptomatic infection
  • Treatment guidelines for drug-resistant infections
• QuantiFERON® TB Gold Test
• TB Risk Assessment Tool
• PowerPoint Slides (downloadable): Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection, 2005
• LTBI Treatment Regimen Table
• Maximizing Adherence
• CDC Travel Advisory on TB
• Division of Tuberculosis Elimination Educational and Training Materials




Other Tuberculosis Related Links

Public Health Seattle & King County

• Tuberculosis Clinic: Common Questons about TB
  Also available in: Chinese, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese
• Facts about Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) Vaccine
• Targeted Testing and Treatment for Latent TB Infection