NEW Drug-Resistant TB Treatment Guidelines and CDC Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report

NEW Resources for Updated TB Screening, Testing and Treatment Recommendations for
U.S. Health Care Personnel

On May 17, 2019, the CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination and the National Tuberculosis Controller’s Association published “Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health-Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019” in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 

New resources from CDC and Medscape are now available for health care personnel, public health professionals, and other partners:

• FREE Continuing Education Activity from MMWR and Medscape for the following:
  
     - Physicians - maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
     - ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.50 ABIM MOC points
     - Nurses - 0.50 ANCC Contact Hour(s) (0.5 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)
     - Pharmacists - 0.50 Knowledge-based ACPE (0.050 CEUs)
  
• Medscape Expert Commentary video featuring CDC’s Dr. Sapna Bamrah Morris

If you are not a registered user on Medscape, register for free or log in without a password and get unlimited access to all CE activities and other Medscape features.


As a reminder, additional resources and tools are also available, including:

       • Frequently Asked Questions
       • Baseline Individual TB Risk Assessment Form
       • Infographic
       • Video summarizing the new recommendations

State and local TB screening and testing regulations may differ based on local needs. CDC encourages facilities with questions about testing regulations in their state to contact their state TB control program. 

Thank you for your work and continued commitment to TB elimination. Please visit the CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination webpage for additional information and resources.