Hong Kong Training Portal on
Infection Control and Infectious Disease

• World Health Organization (WHO)
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US

Fact Sheet

• World Health Organization (WHO). Fact sheet
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Fact sheet
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Fact sheet. Tuberculosis General Information

Infectious Disease Textbook

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. CDC Yellow Book 2026. Travel-related infections and diseases – Chapter on Tuberculosis
• Public Health England (PHE). Immunisation against infectious disease (Green Book) – Chapter on Tuberculosis (August 2018)

Clinical Information and Management

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). EU case definition (June 2018)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Testing for Tuberculosis
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Treating Tuberculosis
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Health Care Provider Communication and Education Resources

Guidelines and Publications

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Clinical Guidelines
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), UK. Tuberculosis NICE guideline (February 2024)

Infection Control

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Preventing Tuberculosis
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Tuberculosis Vaccine
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Environmental Control for Tuberculosis: Basic Upper-Room Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation Guidelines for Healthcare Settings (March 2009)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005 (December 2005)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities: Recommendations from CDC (2006)

Drug-resistant Tuberculosis

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Drug-Resistant TB Disease
• World Health Organization (WHO). WHO treatment guidelines for drug-resistant tuberculosis (October 2016 update)
• World Health Organization (WHO). Companion handbook to the WHO guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis (November 2014)
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Expert Opinion on the introduction of new drugs for tuberculosis control in the EU/EEA (March 2015)
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Healthcare system factors influencing treatment results of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (2014)
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Public health guidance on management of contacts of MDR TB and XDR TB patients (March 2012)