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WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis: module 4: treatment: tuberculosis care and support
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
The consolidated guidelines are complemented by an operational handbook which is designed to assist with implementation of the WHO recommendations by Member States, technical partners and others who are involved in the management of patients with DR-TB ... more
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WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis: Module 3: Diagnosis - Rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis detection 2021 update
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
6 July 2021. Three new nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) classes are endorsed by WHO and included. The latest operational handbook includes the new classes recommended by WHO. It aims at facilitating the implementation of the WHO recommendations by the Member States, technical partners, and ot ... more
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A Global Strategy for tuberculosis research and innovation

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
The Global Strategy for Tuberculosis Research and Innovation will support the efforts of governments and other stakeholders to accelerate TB research and innovation, and improve equitable access to ... more
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Standard operating procedures (SOP) for the management of tuberculosis in children

National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Disease Program (NTLD-Program), Kenya Ministry of Health, Kenya (2017) C1
2nd edition. Children with TB comprise about 10-12% of the total TB cases diagnosed in the country. This burden is likely to be higher given the challenges in diagnosing ... more
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Lineamientos para la Prevencion y Control de la Tuberculosis ante la contingencia de la pandemia generada por el COVID-19 en Colombia

Ministerio de Salud y Proteccion Social Bogota, Colombia (2020) CC
Este documento brinda orientaciones y directrices técnicas para mantener las acciones para la prevención y control de la tuberculosis (TB), ante la coyuntura que representa la pandemia del COVID-1 ... more
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WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis - Module 5: Management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
The Updated guidelines on Management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents include new recommendations that cover diagnostic approaches for TB, shorter treatment for children with non-severe d ... more
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WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis Module 5: Management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
The practical guidance in the operational handbook aims to inform the development or revision of national policies and related implementation guidance on the management of TB in children and adolescents under programmatic circumstances and at differ ... more
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Testing for tuberculosis infection and screening for tuberculosis disease among incoming refugees from Ukraine to European countries

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2022) C1
7 April 2022. Aimed at national policymakers, public health and healthcare planners, staff working in reception centres, and healthcare staff caring for displaced persons, the information note concludes that universal testing of incoming refugees from Ukraine for ... more
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Assessment of Tuberculosis incidence and treatment success rates of the indigenous Maká community in Paraguay.

Fröber,J.; Sequera V.G., Tostmann A., et al. (2019) CC
In Paraguay, 1.8% of the population are indigenous people. The Maká community 29 mainly live in urbanized areas in the Central Region. This study focuses on the epidemiology 30 of tuberculosis (TB ... more
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Increasing tuberculosis burden in Latin America: an alarming trend for global control efforts

O. T. Ranzani; Pescarini, J. M.; Martinez, L.; et. al. BMJ Global Health (2021) CC
The Region of the Americas comprises 46 countries and territories and Brazil and Peru are among the WHO high- TB burden countries. T o illustrate the recent increase in TB incidence in the region, ... more
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Tuberculosis in the Americas. Regional Report 2020

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO
This regional report on the situation of tuberculosis (TB) in the Americas contains information from 2019, provided by the countries of the Region through the World Health Organization ... more
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Practical manual on tuberculosis laboratory strengthening, 2022 update

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The Practical manual on laboratory strengthening, 2022 update provides practical guidance on implementation of WHO recommendations and best practices for TB laboratory strengthening. It is an updated version of the GLI Practical Guide to Laboratory ... more
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Policy brief on tuberculosis-associated disability

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
People affected by impairments and disabilities associated with TB are even more likely to belong to marginalized segments of society and are more likely to have their human rights unprotected. The challenges faced by people affected by ... more
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Funding a tuberculosis-free future: an investment case for screening and preventive treatment

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO
This document presents the findings of a modelling study that examined in detail the costs and benefits of tuberculosis (TB) screening plus TB prev ... more
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WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities, 2nd ed

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) CC
Addressing comorbidities and risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) is a crucial component of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s End TB Strategy. ... more
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Management of Tuberculosis: A Guide to the Essentials of Good Clinical Practice
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International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2019) C1
The 7th edition of the Orange Guide provides practical guidance to health workers on the front line of TB control. It includes sections on HIV, MDR-TB and a review of the recommended treatment regim ... more
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Management of MDR-TB: A field guide

Partners in Health, World Health Organization (2009) C_WHO
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) ... more
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Community-Based Care for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Guide for Implementers

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (2011)
This guide provides practical, step-by-step guidance on how to organize, implement, and monitor community-based care for DR TB. It is equally useful for program planning or supervision. The target audience for this guide is ... more
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Management of drug-resistant tuberculosis

World Health Organization (2014) C_WHO
Training for staff working at DR-TB management centres. Training modules
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United to end TB - Every word counts

Stop TB Partnership; UNOPS; END TB (2017) C1
Suggested language and usage for tuberculosis communications First edition Accessed November 2017
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Revised National Guidelines on Management of Tuberculosis in Children

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2016) C1
National Tuberculosis Programme and Senior Paediatricians
This guideline was first developed in 2007 but further updated in 2012 and 2016 to ensure the use of the latest evidence-based international recommendations on childhood ... more
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WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 1: prevention: tuberculosis preventive treatment

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
The 2020 recommendations for the programmatic management of TB preventive treatment are the first to be released under the rubric of WHO consolidated TB guidelines (Module 1 – Prevention). The WHO ... more
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WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis: module 1: prevention: tuberculosis preventive treatment

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
The WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis: tuberculosis preventive treatment is the companion, implementation guide to the 2020 WHO guidelines on TB ... more
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Factsheet: Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the Americas

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO
12 countries have a high TB estimated burden with an incidence rate more than 45 per 100 000 population They represent 88 of the cases in the Region In 2019 the TB case detection gap in the Region ... more
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A guide for Tuberculosis Treatment Supporters

World Health Organization (2002) C_WHO
WHO/CDS/TB/2002.300
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Literature Review on Tuberculosis in Prisons

World Health Organization (2008) C_WHO
Literature Review on TB Control in Prisons 11/18/2008
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National Tuberculosis Programme: Annual Report 2015

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2017) C1
National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) is functioning with Regional/State TB centers and 101 vertical TB teams. The NTP covered all 325 townships wi ... more
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Review of tuberculosis control in the Republic of Tajikistan

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Europe (2010) C_WHO
The review’s objectives are to review progress in TB control with emphasis on DOTS strategy implementation, summarize the experience, lessons learnt and methods of work and to make recommendations for international donors, technical agencies and t ... more
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Science in 5 Video : Episode 58 TB and COVID-19

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
If you have Tuberculosis, what is your risk from COVID-19? How can you keep yourself safe during the pandemic? Why is it important that the world does not take its eyes off TB during the Pandemic? D ... more
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Recommendations for investigating contacts of persons with infectious Tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries

World Health Organization (2012) C_WHO
WHO/HTM/TB/2012.9
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WHO treatment guidelines for isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis: Supplement to the WHO treatment guidelines for drug-resistant tuberculosis
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World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
The new WHO recommendations for the treatment of isoniazid-resistant, rifampicin-susceptible TB are based upon a review of evidence from patients treated with such regimens by a Guideline Development Group in conformity with WHO requirements for evi ... more
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The National Tuberculosis Health Sector Strategic Plan 2015-2020
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Bonsu FA, Hanson-Nortey NN, Afutu FK et al. Ghana, Ministry of Health (2014) C1
The mandate of the National Tuberculosis Control Programme is to provide leadership and stewardship to accelerate intense and coordinated efforts to reduce the adult TB burden of 290 per 100,000 pop ... more
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Review of the National Tuberculosis Programme: Myanmar, 7-15 November 2011

World Health Organization (WHO) (2012) C_WHO
Myanmar is one of the world’s 22 high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, and supporting TB control in Myanmar is a global priority. This report ... more
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Actualización sobre el uso de pruebas de amplificación de ácidos nucleicos para detectar la tuberculosis y la tuberculosis farmacorresistente

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
Se estima que unos 10 millones de personas contrajeron tuberculosis (TB) en el 2019 y que a unos 3 millones de ellas no se les diagnosticó ni se les notificó la enfermedad. Con el propósito de po ... more
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National Strategic Plan Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control 2006 – 2013 EC (2013/14 – 2020)

Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia (2017) C1
This is an update of a seven-year TB and Leprosy national strategic plan (TBL-NSP), which extends from 2013 to 2020. The update focuses on the plan covering from 2017-20 and is based on the 2017 external mid-term programme review key findings and re ... more
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Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Retreatment Tuberculosis Patients in Benin

Serge Ade, Omer Adjibodé, Prudence Wachinou, Narcisse Toundoh, Bérénice Awanou, Gildas Agodokpessi, Dissou Affolabi, Gabriel Adè, Anthony D. Harries, Séverin Anagonou Hindawi (2016) C2
Patients with retreatment tuberculosis (TB) represent those who have been treated previously for onemonth ormorewith anti-TB drugs and who have b ... more
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Quick guide to video-supported treatment of tuberculosis (2020)

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2020) C_WHO
Despite being a curable and preventable disease, tuberculosis (TB) remains as one of the major challenges for health systems, globally. Every year, TB ... more
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Determinantes sociales y meta de tuberculosis en los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en las Américas

Bernal O, López R, Montoro E, et al (2021) C_WHO
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2020;44:e153. Este analisis publicada de la Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública determina el comportamiento de los indicadores de incidencia de tuberculosis (TB) y ... more
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Programmatic innovations to address challenges in tuberculosis prevention and care during the COVID-19 pandemic

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
13 May 2021 To avoid a reversal of progress from the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, new knowledge and lessons from successful programmatic innovations are urgently needed to improve TB prevention and care. Experience can provide evidence ... more
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Rapid communication on updated guidance on the management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
This rapid communication outlines the main outcomes of a WHO convened Guideline Development Group (GDG) meeting, held in May-June 2021 on the topic of the management of TB in children and adolescents. The rapid communication aims to inform staff fr ... more
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Nota Informativa da OMS COVID-19: Considerações sobre cuidados com a tuberculose (TB)

OMS (WHO) OPAS, OMS (2021) CC
WHO Information Leaflet COVID-19: Considerations on tuberculosis (TB) care
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TB Toolbox
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MEDBOX- The Aid libary (2022) CC
We have created a special Toolbox on Tuberculosis (TB), please click here to see all guidelines, manuals, reports & studies
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An investment case for new tuberculosis vaccines

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
This document summarizes the results of the WHO-commissioned full value proposition for new tuberculosis (TB) vaccines. The assessment was commissioned to provide early evidence for national and glo ... more
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Tuberculosis action plan for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region 2023-2030

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2021 estimated that, in 2020, tuberculosis (TB) was the second most common infectiou ... more
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Tuberculosis action plan for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region 2023-2030

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2021 estimated that, in 2020, tuberculosis (TB) was the second most common infectiou ... more
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SAARC Regional Strategy for Control/Elimination of Tuberculosis 2013-2017

SAARC Tuberculosis and HIVAIDS Centre Nepal (2015) C1
The SAARC Member States have more than an estimated 2.0 million TB cases accounting for close to one-third of the total cases of TB in the world. India alone had almost one-fifth of the global disea ... more
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Study provides data behind new MDR-TB guidance

Dall, C. CIDRAP (2018) CC
A large meta-analysis of observational studies that provided the basis for the recent makeover of global recommendations for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment shows that newer and ... more
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A research agenda for childhood tuberculosis

World Health Organization (2007) C_WHO
Improving the management of childhood tuberculosis within national tuberculosis programmes: research priorities based on a literature review WHO/HTM/TB ... more
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Isoniazid preventive therapy for children: impact on mortality and incidence of tuberculosis?

C. D. Mitchell World Health Organization (2013) C_WHO
HIV/TB Research Meeting; March 3, 2013
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Cotonou TB declaration

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Africa (2018) C_WHO
Workshop to share best practices and lessons learned in tuberculosis case finding and treatment in Western and Central Africa, 26 - 28 March 2018
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Directrices unificadas de la OMS sobre la tuberculosis. Módulo 1: Prevención. Tratamiento preventivo de la tuberculosis

Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2022) C_WHO
Estas directrices sustituyen a los anteriores documentos de política de la OMS sobre el manejo de la ILTB en las personas con la infección por el VIH, los contactos del hogar de personas con TB y otros grupos de riesgo. Las Directrices unificadas ... more
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Tuberculosis preventive treatment

Open WHO; World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
This e-learning course will provide the knowledge and skills necessary to support staff in countries in scaling-up targeted TB preventive treatment in their national TB strategy or supportin ... more
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Investing in drug-resistant tuberculosis household contact management and preventive treatment

Hussain.H.; Malik, A. A. The Lancet (2022) CC
Preventing tuberculosis infection from progressing to tuberculosis disease is a crucial component of the goal to eliminate tuberculosis. When decid ... more
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Tuberculosis Infection Control in the Era of Expanding HIV Care and Treatment: Addendum to WHO Guidelines for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Health Care Facilities in Resource-limited Settings

Center for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organisation (2007)
The goal of this addendum is to help management and staff 
minimize the risk of TB transmission at facilities in resource limited settings in which a.) HIV-infected persons receive diagnosis, care, treatment, 
and/or support, and b.) there is a ... more
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Report of the Guideline Development Group Meeting on the use of bedaquiline in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO
A review of available evidence (2016). 28-29 June 2016; Geneva, Switzerland The END TB strategy.
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Framework for the engagement of all health care providers in the management of drug resistant tuberculosis

World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO
The END TB strategy
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Update of the report: "Out of the dark: Meeting the needs of children with Tuberculosis"

Médecins sans Frontières (2012) C1
NOVEMBER 2012 This document serves as an update to “Out of the Dark”, a report published by MSF in October 2011, highlighting the need to prioritise the long-neglected area of paediatric tuberculosis ( ... more
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VI Reunión Regional: Avances y desafíos del control de la TB en Poblaciones Privadas de Libertad (PPL)

World Health Organization; Organización Panamericana de la Salud; USAID; et al. (2013) C_WHO
La Ceiba – Honduras, 20 - 22 de febrero, 2013 Trabajemos por prisiones y países libres de tuberculosis
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Intercountry high-level meeting on health systems strengthening for enhanced tuberculosis prevention and care

World Health Organization Europe (2016) C_WHO
Regional Eastern European and Central Asian project (TB-REP) Copenhagen, Denmark, 26–28 April 2016
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Best practices in child and adolescent tuberculosis care
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World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
Outstanding child and adolescent TB priorities include the need to: find the missing children with active TB and link them to TB care; prevent ... more
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Global Tuberculosis Report 2021
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Each year, the WHO Global TB Report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at global, regional ... more
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Handbook for the use of digital technologies to support tuberculosis medication adherence

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
One important application of digital health in TB patient care is the support that it can lend to medication adherence. TB programmes have already been using short message ... more
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Mejores prácticas para la atención de pacientes con tuberculosis - Guía para países de bajos ingresos - Segunda Edición 2017

The Union (2017) C1
La guía se basa en las buenas prácticas existentes y se ha elaborado con la colaboración de enfermeras que trabajan en una amplia variedad de ámbitos, pero se enfoca principalmente en las áreas con recursos limitados. Representa el punto de vista del personal técnico ... more
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Tuberculosis en comunidades indígenas del Chocó, Colombia

Villegas ST, Velásquez TL, Hernández SJM Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (2018) CC
Los pueblos indígenas presentan tasas más altas de morbilidad y mortalidad por tuberculosis (tb) que los demás grupos étnicos. El acceso limitado a servicios de salud debido a la ... more
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Optimizing active case-finding for tuberculosis

World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia (2021) C_WHO
he WHO South-East Region in 2019 accounted for nearly a million missing TB patients from the estimated incidence. Active case-finding (ACF) or systematic screening for tuberculosis is an important t ... more
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State of inequality: HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.

World Health Organization WHO; Global Fund (2021) C_WHO
The World Health Organization and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria are part of a group of agencies working together to accelerate progress towards the health-related SDGs through the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and We ... more
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Tuberculosis Research Funding Trends 2005-2020

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO
Previous advocacy efforts have achieved tangible goals in terms garnering political commitments to increase financing for TB—as seen at the 2018 UN High-Level Meeting on TB. The challenge now is ... more
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Hoja de ruta para poner fin a la tuberculosis en la población infantil y adolescente. Tercera edición

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2024) C_WHO
Thumbnail View/Open Español; 60 páginas (1.990Mb) facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonlinkedin sharing buttonwhatsapp sharing buttonemail sharing buttonsharethis sharing button Date 2024 ISBN 978-92-75-32867-5 DOI https://doi.org/10.37774/9789275328675 Author Organización Pan ... more
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Training Course on the Clinical Management of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (2012)
For full course visit: https://drtbnetwork.org/training-course-MDR-TB This course has been designed to take three days. It is composed of lectures, in-class readings, exercises, case discussions, and quizzes, which together are intended to provide ... more
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Rapid Communication: Molecular assays as initial tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
This Rapid Communication aims to inform national TB programmes and other stakeholders about the key implications of the latest evidence on the use of specific molecular assays as initial diagnostic tests of pulmonary and extrapulmonary ... more
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USAID/Senegal HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis programs interim assessment

Dione D., L. Toure, G. Maynard-Tucker United States Agency for International Development (2010) C2
The goal of this assessment is to determine how far USAID/Senegal’s HIV/AIDS and TB programs have achieved their specific objectives with regard to identifying potential leads for improvement that are likely to make it easier to reach the planned ... more
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Sustaining Effective Coverage for HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in the Context of Transition in Kenya

Chaitkin, Michael; O’Connell, Meghan Results for Development (R4D) (2017) C1
The report explores strategies for sustaining the country’s responses to the three diseases and eventually transitioning away from external funding and programmatic support. It takes stock of Kenya’s health financing landscape and identifies opportunities and challenges for sustaining effective ... more
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Guidance on engagement of communities and civil society to end tuberculosis

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The importance of community and civil society engagement to end TB has been highlighted in various strategies and global commitments. The WHO End TB Strategy, aligned with the United Nations Sustain ... more
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Guideline: Nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis

Maria del Carmen Casanovas, Knut Lönnroth, Luz Maria De-Regil et al World Health Organization (2013) C_WHO
Undernutrition increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) and in turn TB can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition is therefore highly prevalent among ... more
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Policy on TB Control in Health Care Facilities, Congregate Settings and Households

World Health Organization WHO (2009)
This document is an evidence-based policy for the implementation of sound tuberculosis (TB) infection control by all stake- holders. It recommends a combination of measures aimed at reducing the ris ... more
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Framework towards tuberculosis elimination in low-incidence countries

World Health Organization (2014) C_WHO
This Framework offers a coherent approach for eliminating tuberculosis (TB) in low-incidence countries. It is designed to guide national policy-makers and those responsible for technical aspects of ... more
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PIH Guide to the Medical Management of MDR-TB

USAID; TB Care; DRTB Training Network (2014) C1
This guide is a resource for physicians and other health care professionals who provide care and treatment to patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis.
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National Guidelines and Operational Manual for Programmatic Management of Drug Resistant TB (PMDT), 2nd ed.

Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Directorate General of Health Services (2013) C1
Specific measures are being taken within the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP) to address the MDR TB problem through appropriate management of patients and strategies to prevent the prop ... more
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Burden sharing or burden shifting? - HIV and TB

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) (2019) C1
MSF provides treatment for HIV and tuberculosis (TB) in more than 20 countries around the world. The report Burden sharing or burden shifting? How the HIV/ ... more
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Meeting report of the WHO expert consultation on the definition of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

World Health Organization WHO (2021) CC
Meeting Report 27-29 October 2020 The overall goal of the meeting was to discuss recent changes in treatment regimens and diagnostics for drug-resistant TB and to determine how these impact on the definition of XDR- ... more
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Tuberculosis en el Perú: situación epidemiológica, avances y desafíos para su control

Alarcón, V.; E. Alarcón, C. Figuero, et al. (2017) CC
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública 2017 Vol 34 (2) En el presente artículo se desarrolla la situación epidemiológica de la TB en el Perú al 2015, los avances en su control, de acuerdo a tres enfoques: biomédico, de gesti ... more
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Tuberculosis. ¿Es la pandemia ignorada?

Barba, E.; and J. Roberto (2020) C1
Rev Mex Patol Clin Med Lab 2020; 67 (2): 93-112: La tuberculosis (TB) es en la actualidad la patología de tipo infeccioso que causa mayor número de muertes alrededor del mundo cada año. La percep ... more
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Norma técnica de salud para la atención integral de las personas affectadas por tuberculosis.

Ministerio de Salud Peru Ministerio de Salud Peru (2013) CC
The "Norma Técnica de Salud para la Atención integral de las Personas Afectadas por Tuberculosis" (Technical Health Standard for the Integral Care of Persons Affected by Tuberculosis) incorpor ... more
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Respira Vida. Juntos contra la Tuberculosis

Ministerio de Salud, Peru (2021) CC
PRESENTACIÓN Cada año se registran 220 000 nuevos casos de tuberculosis en la Región de las Américas y mueren más de 50 000 personas a consecuencia de esta enfermedad. Uno de los aspectos más importantes en relación a la ... more
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Use of alternative interferon-gamma release assays for the diagnosis of TB infection: WHO policy statement

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Following review of evidence and advice from the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Tuberculosis (TB) Diagnostics and Laboratory Strengthening, the World Health Organization (WHO) announces that cur ... more
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Global roadmap for research and development of tuberculosis vaccines

European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership EDCTTP; Amterdam Institute for Global health & Development aighd (2021) C1
The roadmap describes the actions needed to achieve the three development goals for TB vaccines set by the WHO: 1. A safe, effective and affordable TB vaccine for adolescents and adults. 2. An ... more
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Manual de Algoritmos para el diagnostico de Tuberculosis

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
Este documento presenta modelos de algoritmos que permiten investigar por métodos bacteriológicos a los pacientes para el diagnóstico de tuberculosis (TB), ... more
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Guía práctica del manejo de coinfección TB/VIH 2018

Ministerio de salud, Bolivia (2018) C2
Las personas infectadas por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) tienen 29 veces más probabilidades de enfermar de tuberculosis (TB) que las personas sin VIH que viven en el mismo paí ... more
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Framework for collaborative action on tuberculosis and comorbidities

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Addressing comorbidities and risk factors for TB is a crucial component of Pillar one of the End TB Strategy, which focuses on integrated patient-centred care and prevention, including action on ... more
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Norma de la OMS. Acceso universal a las pruebas de diagnóstico rápido de la tuberculosis

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2023) C_WHO
En la reunión de alto nivel de las Naciones Unidas del 2018 se fijó el objetivo de tratar al menos a 40 millones de personas con tuberculosis (TB) entre el 2018 y el 2022; sin embargo, en el 2021 ... more
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MDR-TB Patient Education Flipchart

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (2011)
For full publication see: https://drtbnetwork.org/mdr-tb-patient-education-flipchart This tool can be used to educate new patients about TB and MDR-TB ... more
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Protocolo de vigilância da infecção latente pelo Mycobacterium tuberculosis no Brasil

Ministério da Saúde, Brasil (2020) CC
Última modificação: 12.06.2020. Este protocolo apresenta aos profissionais de saúde e aos programas de controle da TB (das esferas estaduais e municipais) subsídios para implantar a vigilância da ILTB em seus territórios, ao tempo que apresen ... more
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Tuberculosis patient cost surveys: a handbook

Inés Garcia Baena, Andrew Siroka, Amy Collins et al. World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
This handbook builds on lessons learned from surveys implemented 2015-2017 and advice provided by the Global task force on TB patient cost surveys. It provides a standardized methodology for conducting health facility-based cross-sectional surveys t ... more
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Breathe - Let’s end TB and AIDS by 2030

UNAIDS (2018) C1
“It has never been more urgent for us to come together to end HIV and tuberculosis. We achieve the most when we work together, using all of our strengths, harnessing all of our collective potential to end HIV and ... more
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HIV and tuberculosis co-infection programmes

Avert Avert (2019) C2
People living with HIV who have a low CD4 count are at a much higher risk of falling ill from TB infection than HIV negative people. It is important to offer both HIV testing to TB patients an ... more
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South African National TB Guidelines - Children

Medicines Information Centre; SPES Bona; National HIV & TB Health Care Worker Hotline (2019) C2
Accessed: 08.10.2019 Based on the National Guidelines for the Management of Tuberculosis in Children 2013, Department of Health, South Africa.
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Rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis detection

Open WHO; World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to implement WHO-recommended TB tests and algorithms. It includes the latest recommendations for novel tests for TB diagnosis and de ... more
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Preguntas y respuestas sobre la tuberculosis

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2021) C_CDC
El documento “Preguntas y respuestas sobre la tuberculosis” provee información sobre el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de la infección de tuberculosis y de la enfermedad de ... more
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Training of Trainers: Peer Education Program for Inmates and Staff to Reduce Tuberculosis and HIV Risk in Tanzania Prisons

USAID; PEPFAR; AIDSFree; et al. (2016) C1
The SPPCHS project worked with the Ministry of Home Affairs to design a peer education program for prisons to provide knowledge, skills, and tools to prevent and respond to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV ... more
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Guidance for national strategic planning for tuberculosis

World Health Organization (2022) C_WHO
This guidance is intended for use in developing standalone TB strategic plans, or TB interventions as part of multidisease or health sector plans. It describes key considerations and steps for strat ... more