This page links to tuberculosis (TB) related questions, including what is TB, what is latent TB infection, and what is active TB disease.
Review Date: December 12, 2012
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This document offers information on multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB), tuberculosis that is resistant to at least two of the best anti-TB drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin. Learn what you can do to prevent the spread of MDR TB.
Review Date: March 21, 2011
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
If you have tuberculosis (TB) infection, you may need treatment so you will not get TB disease later. Find basic information about TB prevention, including how to know if one has TB infection and what to do if one has TB infection.