Resources for Civil Surgeons and TB Programs

TB Info in Many Languages

Other TB Patient Resources:

CDC.gov

Doctors Without Borders Patient Blogs

Trainings for Civil Surgeons

TB Technical Instructions for Civil Surgeons (updated 9/23/19)

Resources for Civil Surgeons

Resources for Health Departments

Tuberculosis Screening Guidance

All applicants 2 years old or older must have an interferon gamma release assay (IGRA)

Tuberculin skin testing (TST) can not be used as a substitute for IGRA testing.

All applicants with a positive IGRA, known human immunodeficient virus (HIV) infection, or signs or symptoms of tuberculosis disease, must have a chest radiograph (chest x-ray)