Active TB Disease Treatment

• CDC's TB Treatment webpage: This website contains CDC recommendations for treating active TB disease.
   
• Treatment of Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis Guidelines: Created by the American Thoracic Society, Infectious Disease Society of America, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2016.
   
• Summary of the 2016 Treatment Guidelines: Created by MDHHS in 2017, this sheet summarizes the 2016 guidelines for treating drug-susceptible TB (above).
   
• TB Treatment pocket guide: Last updated in 2017, this handy pocket card was created by the Rutgers Global TB Institute and was based on the 2016 updated treatment guidelines.
   
• Tuberculosis Adverse Drug Events: This pocket card was created by the Heartland National TB Center and details possible adverse drug events, from toxicity to side effects, that patients may experience during TB treatment.
   
• Tuberculosis Medication Drug and Food Interactions: Created by the Heartland National TB Center, this pocket card details TB drug and food interactions, which may affect a patient's ability to respond well to treatment.
   
• Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Survival Guide for Clinicians: First released in 2004, the Guide is a joint publication of CITC and the Tuberculosis Control Branch of the California Department of Public Health. It contains information and user-friendly tools and templates for use by any clinician who participates in the management of patients with drug-resistant TB. 
   
• For foreign language resources on TB disease treatment, please go to this page on our site.

Case Management

• Tuberculosis Case Management: A Guide for Nurses: 
   
• Contact Investigation Handbook: This handbook, last revised in 2015, was created by the Rutgers Global TB Institute. It is a tool to assist healthcare workers in conducitng a thorough TB interview.