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Overseas
- 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. Health Information for International Travel (Yellow Book) – Chapter on Tuberculosis (May 2017)
- 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. Fact sheet. Testing and Diagnosis
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Fact sheet. Treatment
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Tools for Health Care Providers
Guidelines and Publications
- Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance (TBCTA). International standards for Tuberculosis care (2006)
- World Care Council. Patients’ Charter for TB care: Patients’ Rights and Responsibilities (2006)
- World Health Organization (WHO). Latent TB Infection: Updated and consolidated guidelines for programmatic management (2018)
- World Health Organization (WHO). Guidelines for treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis and patient care (April 2017 update)
- World Health Organization (WHO). Chest radiography in tuberculosis detection: Summary of current WHO recommendations and guidance on programmatic approaches (2016)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Tuberculosis Guidelines by Topic
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), UK. Tuberculosis NICE guideline (January 2016)
Infection Control
- World Health Organization (WHO). Natural Ventilation for Infection Control in Health-Care Settings (2009)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Fact sheet. Infection Control & Prevention
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Fact sheet. Vaccines & Immunizations
- 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. Fact sheet. Drug-Resistant TB
- 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)
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