Tuberculosis Control and Refugee Health Program

 Guidelines and Additional Resources

For more information send us an email or phone 619-692-5565.

Guidelines for the screening, testing and treatment of TB infection and disease are provided below. Links to local, state, national and global TB resources are also included

SD County TB Control Guidelines and Recommendations

• Guidelines for the Management of Tuberculosis in Children Living in San Diego County
• Tuberculosis Screening Guidelines for Schools and Day Care Centers
• CTCA Guidelines for TB Patients in Dialysis Centers

State of California Guidelines

• CDHS/CTCA Joint Guidelines
• Tuberculosis Screening Guidelines for Employees and Residents of Skilled Nursing Facilities

CDC/ATS Guidelines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) provide the following national TB guidelines:

• TB Treatment Guidelines in PDA Format  NEW!
• Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (2000)

Regional Training and Medical Consultation Centers (RTMCC)

• Curry International TB Center
• Heartland National TB Center
• Southeastern National TB Center
• New Jersey Medical School National TB Center

Additional TB Resources

• CDC: Division of TB Elimination
• California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA)
• National TB Controllers Association (NTCA)
• National Jewish Medical and Research Center
• TB Education and Training Network (TB-ETN)
• American Thoracic Society
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• The Stop TB Organization

For more information send us an email or phone 619-692-5565.