TUBERCULOSIS Lecture Notes

TUBERCULOSIS Lecture Notes

1)Self-Study Modules

Module 1: Transmission and Pathogenesis of TB (text only version)
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• Introduction (5 slides)
• History of TB (10 slides)
• TB Transmission (9 slides)
• Drug-Resistant TB (6 slides)
• TB Pathogenesis (16 slides)
• Progression from LTBI to TB Disease (9 slides)
• Sites of TB Disease (4 slides)
• TB Classification System (4 slides)
• Case Studies (5 slides)

Module 2: Epidemiology of TB (text only version)
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• Introduction (3 slides)
• Epidemiology of TB (16 slides)
• TB Case Rate (6 slides)
• People at High Risk for Becoming Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (28 slides)
• People at High Risk for Developing TB Disease after Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis(11 slides)
• Case Studies (3 slides)

Module 3: Targeted Testing and the Diagnosis of Latent TB Infection and TB Disease (text only version)
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• Introduction (3 slides)
• Targeted Testing (8 slides)
• Diagnosis of LTBI (60 slides)
• Diagnosis of TB Disease (50 slides)
• Reporting TB Cases (5 slides)
• Case Studies (16 slides)

Module 4: Treatment of Latent TB Infection and TB Disease (text only version) 
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• Introduction (4 slides)
• Treatment of LTBI (59 slides)
• Treatment of TB Disease (73 slides)
• Case Studies (17 slides)

Module 5: Infectiousness and Infection Control (text only version) 
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• Introduction (3 slides)
• Infectiousness (9 slides)
• TB Infection Control (18 slides)
• Administrative Controls (5 slides)
• Environmental Controls (10 slides)
• Respiratory-Protection Controls (15 slides)
• TB Risk Assessment (5 slides)
• Infection Control in Nontraditional Facility-Based Settings (7 slides)
• TB Infection Control in the Home (9 slides)
• Case Studies (12 slides)

2)Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis: What the Clinician Should Know

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Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Overview of TB Epidemiology in the United States (21 slides)
• Chapter 2: Transmission and Pathogenesis of TB (20 slides)
• Chapter 3: Testing for TB Infection and Disease (26 slides)
• Chapter 4: Diagnosis of TB Disease (26 slides)
• Chapter 5: Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (20 slides)
• Chapter 6: Treatment of TB Disease (36 slides)
• Chapter 7: TB Infection Control (23 slides)
• Chapter 8: Community TB Control (22 slides)

3)Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities

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• Introduction (3 slides)
• Summary of Changes from 1996 Recommendations from CDC (6 slides)
• Background (10 slides)
• Screening (42 slides)
• Case Reporting (3 slides)
• Airborne Infection Isolation (4 slides)
• Environmental Controls (5 slides)
• Respiratory Protection (8 slides)
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) and Tuberculosis (TB) Disease(35 slides)
• Discharge Planning (12 slides)
• Contact Investigation (22 slides)
• TB Training and Education of Correctional Workers and Inmates (11 slides)
• Program Evaluation (13 slides)
• Collaboration and Responsibilities (4 slides)
• References and Additional Resources (3 slides

4)Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of M. tuberculosisin Health-Care Settings

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• Introduction 
  (7 slides)
• Transmission and Pathogenesis 
  (14 slides)
• Fundamentals of Infection Control 
  (7 slides)
• Recommendations for Preventing M. tuberculosis Transmission in Health-Care Settings (30 slides)
• Infection Control Program (5 slides)
• TB Risk Assessment (17 slides)
• TB Testing Frequency (3 slides)
• Evaluation (4 slides)
• Training and Education (1 slide)
• Managing TB Patients: General Recommendations (51 slides)
• Airborne Infection Isolation (AII) Policies and Practices (8 slides)
• Diagnosis (2 slides)
• AII Precautions for Specific Settings (16 slides)
• Training and Education (1 slide)
• Infection Control Surveillance (1 slide)
• Evaluation (3 slides)
• Collaborate with Health Departments (1 slide)
• Environmental Controls (7 slides)
• Respiratory Protection (12 slides)
• Estimating Infectiousness of Patients 
  (5 slides)
• Diagnostic Procedures for Latent TB Infection and TB Disease 
  (23 slides)
• Treatment Procedures for LTBI and TB Disease
  (8 slides)

5)Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis

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• Introduction
  (8 slides)
• Decisions to Initiate a Contact Investigation 
  (10 slides)
• Investigating the Index Patient and Sites of Transmission (18 slides)
• Assigning Priorities to Contacts 
  (7 slides)
• Diagnostic and Public Health Evaluation of Contacts 
  (12 slides)
• Medical Treatment for Contacts with LTBI 
  (6 slides)
• When to Expand a Contact Investigation 
  (3 slides)
• Communicating Through the News Media 
  (6 slides)
• Data Management and Evaluation of Contact Investigations
  (3 slides)
• Confidentiality and Consent in Contact Investigations
  (3 slides)
• Staff Training for Contact Investigations 
  (2 slides)
• Contact Investigations in Special Circumstances
  (13 Slides)
• Source-Case Investigations
  (6 slides)
• Cultural Competency and Social Network Analysis
  (8 Slides)

6)

Targeted Tuberculosis (TB) Testing and Treatment of Latent TB Infection

7)

Treatment of Tuberculosis