PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

• American Thoracic Society: Diagnostic Standards and Classification of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children - http://www.thoracic.org/sections/publications/statements/pages/mtpi/tbadult1-20.html
• WHO: Tuberculosis Fact sheet - http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs104/en/index.html
• WHO: International standards for tuberculosis care (TBCTA), and the Patients charter for tuberculosis care (World Care Council) - http://www.who.int/tb/publications/2006/istc_report.pdf
• WHO: International standards for tuberculosis care (TBCTA), and the Patients charter for tuberculosis care (World Care Council) - shorter version of the report - http://www.who.int/tb/publications/2006/istc_report_shortversion.pdf
• Medline Plus: Pulmonary Tuberculosis: a brief overview - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000077.htm

• American Thoracic Society/Centres for Disease Control and Prevention/Infectious Diseases Society of America: Treatment of Tuberculosis - http://www.thoracic.org/sections/publications/statements/pages/mtpi/rr5211.html

• American Thoracic Society: Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection - http://www.thoracic.org/sections/publications/statements/pages/mtpi/latenttb1-27.html

• Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children: a comprehensive review - http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2321.htm
• Primary Pulmonary Tuberculosis: radiological perspective - http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic411.htm
• Postprimary Pulmonary Tuberculosis: radiological perspective - http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic412.htm
• Lung, Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections - http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic413.htm

• American Thoracic Society: Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease Caused by Nontuberculous Mycobacteria - http://www.thoracic.org/sections/publications/statements/pages/mtpi/nontuberc1-27.html

• Isoniazid Toxicity - http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic287.htm
• Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infection (Mycobacterium Chelonae and Mycobacterium Abscessus Infection) - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1533.htm
• Atypical Mycobacterial Infection in Children - http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic3034.htm
• Mycobacterium Kansasii Infection - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1537.htm

Multi–drug-resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB):

·         Multi–drug-resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB): a comprehensive review - http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic618.htm

·         WHO: MDR TB: Frequently asked questions (FAQ's) - http://www.who.int/tb/dots/dotsplus/faq/en/index.html

·         WHO: Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis - http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2006/9241546956_eng.pdf

·        WHO and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: Guidelines for surveillance of drug resistance in tuberculosis - http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2003/9241546336.pdf

·         WHO: DOTS-Plus and the Green Light Committee - http://www.who.int/tb/dots/dotsplus/management/en/index.html

·         WHO: Procurement manual for the Dots-Plus Projects Approved by the Green Light Committee - http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2004/WHO_HTM_TB_2003.328_Rev.1.pdf

·         WHO: Instructions for applying to the Green Light Committee for access to Second-line Antituberculosis Drugs - http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2001/WHO_CDS_TB_2001.286_Rev.1.pdf

Pulmonary TB & HIV:

• WHO: TB/HIV Publications - http://www.who.int/tb/hiv/en/index.html

• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: (1) Prevention and treatment of tuberculosis among patients with infected human immunodeficiency virus: Principles of therapy and revised recommendations. (2) Notice to readers: updated guidelines for the use of rifabutin or rifampin for the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients taking protease inhibitors or non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. (3) Updated guidelines for the use of rifamycins for the treatment of tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients taking protease inhibitors or non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=4670&nbr=003404&string=tuberculosis

• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: 2001 USPHS/IDSA guidelines for the prevention of opportunistic infections in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=3080&nbr=002306&string=tuberculosis

• WHO: TB/HIV research priorities in resource-limited settings - http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2005/WHO_HTM_TB_2005.355.pdf

Measures:

Lab Studies:

• American Thoracic Society: Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Tuberculosis: What is the-Appropriate Use - http://www.thoracic.org/sections/publications/statements/pages/mtpi/rapidtb1-12.html

• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: Guidelines for using the QuantiFERON®-TB gold test for detecting mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, United States - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=8504&nbr=004741&string=tuberculosis

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/esr/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Complete Blood Count - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cbc/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: White Blood Cell Differential Count - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/differential/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Liver Function Tests (LFT's) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/liver_panel/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/bun/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Creatinine - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/creatinine/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Blood Glucose and Urine Glucose - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/glucose/glance.html

Tuberculin Skin Test:

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Tuberculin Skin Test - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/tb_skin/glance.html
• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: Tuberculin Skin Test - http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/250140.htm

Acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smear, and culture and sensitivity (C/S) test:

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smear, and culture and sensitivity (C/S) test - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/afb_culture/glance.html
• Medline Plus: Acid-fast stain test - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003766.htm

Chest X-Ray:

• Medline Plus: Tuberculosis, advanced - chest X-rays - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/1607.htm
• Medline Plus: Chest X-ray - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003804.htm

• ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Paediatric and Adult Chest Radiography - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12194&CID=545&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Lung Function Tests:

• ATS/ERS Standardization of Lung Function Testing: General Considerations for Lung Function Testing - http://www.thoracic.org/sections/publications/statements/pages/pfet/pft1.html

• ATS/ERS Standardization of Lung Function Testing: Standardization of Spirometry - http://www.thoracic.org/sections/publications/statements/pages/pfet/pft2.html

• ATS/ERS Standardization of Lung Function Testing: Standardization of the measurement of lung volumes - http://www.thoracic.org/sections/publications/statements/pages/pfet/pft3.html

• ATS/ERS Standardization of Lung Function Testing: Interpretative Strategies for lung function tests - http://www.thoracic.org/sections/publications/statements/pages/pfet/pft5.html

Infant Pulmonary Function Testing:

• ERS: Specifications for signal processing and data handling used for infant pulmonary function testing - http://www.ersnet.org/ers/lr/browse/viewPDF.aspx?id_attach=9296

• ERS: Specifications for equipment used for infant pulmonary function testing - http://www.ersnet.org/ers/lr/browse/viewPDF.aspx?id_attach=9308

• ERS: Tidal breath analysis for infant pulmonary function testing - http://www.ersnet.org/ers/lr/browse/viewPDF.aspx?id_attach=7573

• AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Infant/Toddler Pulmonary Function Tests - http://www.rcjournal.com/online_resources/cpgs/itpftcpg.html

Diagnostic Flexible Bronchoscopy:

• British Thoracic Society Guideline on Diagnostic Flexible Bronchoscopy - http://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/iqs/dlsfa.view/dldbitemid.259/dlcpti.121/page249.html

• Medline Plus: Bronchoscopy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003857.htm

• AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy Assisting - http://www.rcjournal.com/online_resources/cpgs/fbacpg.html

• Flexible endoscopy of paediatric airways - http://www.ersnet.org/ers/lr/browse/viewPDF.aspx?id_attach=7563

• American Thoracic Society: Flexible Endoscopy of the Paediatric Airway - http://www.thoracic.org/sections/publications/statements/pages/respiratory-disease-pediatric/404.html

Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL):

• ERS: Bronchoalveolar lavage in children - http://www.ersnet.org/ers/lr/browse/viewPDF.aspx?id_attach=7565

Gastric Lavage:

• Medline Plus: Gastric Lavage/suction - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003882.htm
• Gastric Lavage Overview - http://www.fpnotebook.com/ER70.htm
• The American Academy of Clinical Toxicology: Position Statements: Gastric Lavage - http://www.clintox.org/Pos_Statements/Gastric_Lavage.html

Biopsy and Histopathology:

• Medline Plus: Biopsy: a general overview - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003416.htm
• Medline Plus: Bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003859.htm
• Medline Plus: Lymph node biopsy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003933.htm
• Medline Plus: Lung needle biopsy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003860.htm
• Medline Plus: Open lung biopsy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003861.htm
• Medline Plus: Pleural needle biopsy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003862.htm
• Medline Plus: Open pleural biopsy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003863.htm
• Medline Plus: Bone marrow biopsy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003934.htm
• Medline Plus: Liver biopsy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003895.htm

Statistics:

• WHO: Global TB database - http://www.who.int/tb/country/global_tb_database/en/index.html
• WHO: Global TB Fact Sheet - http://www.who.int/tb/publications/tb_global_facts_sep05_en.pdf

Prevention of Tuberculosis:

• WHO: The Stop TB Strategy - http://www.who.int/tb/publications/2006/stop_tb_strategy.pdf

• WHO: The global plan to stop TB, 2006-2015 - http://www.stoptb.org/globalplan/

• WHO: Addressing Poverty in TB Control: Options for National TB Control Programmes - http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2005/WHO_HTM_TB_2005.352.pdf

• WHO: Tuberculosis and air travel: guidelines for prevention and control - http://www.who.int/tb/publications/2006/who_htm_tb_2006_363.pdf

• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: Guidelines for the investigation of contacts of persons with infectious tuberculosis. Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=8505&nbr=004742&string=tuberculosis

• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: Guidelines for preventing the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in health-care settings, 2005 - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=8532&nbr=004748&string=tuberculosis

• American Thoracic Society/Centres for Disease Control and Prevention/Infectious Diseases Society of America: Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States - http://www.thoracic.org/sections/publications/statements/pages/mtpi/controlling-tuberculosis.html

• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: Progressing toward tuberculosis elimination in low-incidence areas of the United States - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=3221&nbr=002447&string=tuberculosis

• American Thoracic Society: Respiratory Protection Guidelines - http://www.thoracic.org/sections/publications/statements/pages/eoh/resp1-13.html

Discharge Planning for the Respiratory Care Patient:

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Document Author: Dr. Fazal Danish

Document Created: 11th April 2006

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