Peer Support Navigator Jackie Cuen interviewed retired TB specialist Dr. Catanzaro in March of 2021 about tuberculosis, testing, treatment and recovery. The interview has been broken down into short clips to make it easier to find each area covered during the 1.5 hour conversation. Most of the clips are 2-3 min long, but the longest one does not exceed 7 min.
- https://youtu.be/010E3kUClXc Intro What is TB?
- https://youtu.be/NMeE3mS9BW8 LTBI v TB
- https://youtu.be/7lphJf42HTA Primary disease
- https://youtu.be/N4yrXishqY0 Vaccine
- https://youtu.be/8cC71L30Drk Dr. Cantanzaro discloses work on Quantiferon (QFT) first blood test for TB. Now there is also the TSpot.
- https://youtu.be/Hb9bl8slzh8 Skin Test Facts, negative rules out TB, positive could be BCG or nontuberculous microbacteria disease, which is not transmitted from person to person, for theses reasons the blood test is preferred to identify
- https://youtu.be/Q3IIAtU3VBg Drug Resistance
- https://youtu.be/byNMbq2DNJ0 DOT
- https://youtu.be/ZqOZhoGNuwE Infection v Disease
- https://youtu.be/YSHoxvB3_ng Immunosuppressants
- https://youtu.be/SZcs_Ac7OIg Other TB Tests
- https://youtu.be/ya7ggnynvBw 12 weeks to diagnosis
- https://youtu.be/kAzDJ_wZHWw TB treatment
- https://youtu.be/NGbpR7Wdj3w On isolation
- https://youtu.be/NGbpR7Wdj3w TB acquisition/transmission
- https://youtu.be/3ZuS-yXqkfQ Pregnancy and newborns
- https://youtu.be/_z63z3Fqfmk Medication side effects
- https://youtu.be/9RNPhX_LglU Comfortable asking your medical provider
- https://youtu.be/4X9eKcj_K0s Variation of symptoms
- https://youtu.be/Qv7CUOSR3Xg Lingering symptoms
- https://youtu.be/oKMJE0Gp3pg Pediatric TB
- https://youtu.be/010E3kUClXc How does being treated for TB impact future TB tests, thank you, and lastly a question about contact tracing: “if you love them, you’ll turn them in.”