Tuberculosis

About Tuberculosis
Public information on the biology of tuberculosis from the Canadian Lung Association.
http://www.lung.ca/tb/

Atypical Presentation of Tuberculosis Meningitis
Presents a case study with presentation, brief physical exam, diagnostic findings, clinical course, analysis, and references.
http://www.smj.org.uk/0202/atypical_presentation_of_TB.htm

CBC News: Tuberculosis
Includes facts, videos, reports, and links on tuberculosis.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/health/tuberculosis.html

CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
News, reports, guidelines, and educational materials for health professionals.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/

Charles P. Felton National Tuberculosis Center
The goal is to meet the challenge of TB in Harlem by providing innovative prevention, treatment, and training programs to members community and healthcare providers serving the community.
http://www.harlemtbcenter.org

Dr. David Alexander Stewart
A history of the fight against tuberculosis in Canada.
http://www.lung.ca/tb/tbhistory/people/stewart.html

eMedicine - Cutaneous Tuberculosis
Article by Monte S Meltzer, MD.
http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic434.htm

eMedicine Health - Tuberculosis
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of TB.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/17621-1.asp

eMedicine:Tuberculous Meningitis
Includes pathophysiology, frequency, mortality/morbidity, signs and symptoms, differential diagnosis, workup, treatment, photos and imaging results, and bibliography. Article by Tarakad S. Ramachandran, MD.
http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic385.htm

eMedTV Tuberculosis Channel
Offers medically reviewed information on the symptoms, transmission, statistics and current treatments for TB.
http://tuberculosis.emedtv.com/

EQUI-TB Knowledge Programme
Details the international research program into pro-poor strategies in tackling Tuberculosis.
http://www.equi-tb.org.uk

Global Alliance for TB Drug Development
Seeks to develop and ensure equitable access to new tuberculosis drugs. Features organization information, disease information, new drug development, and news.
http://www.tballiance.org/

Global Tuberculosis Institute
An institution performing research on the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, particularly in inner-city environments in the United States.
http://www.umdnj.edu/globaltb

Institute for Tuberculosis Research
Dedicated to the discovery and development of new effective, low-cost, therapeutics for the treatment of tuberculosis. Includes description of research projects, facilities, and methods, and welcomes donations to sponsor drug discovery.
http://itr.pharm.uic.edu

MedlinePlus: Tuberculosis
Directory of factsheets, news, and articles.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tuberculosis.html

Medscape: Diagnosis and Treatment of Complicated Tubercular Meningitis
Offers a case report with background, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and references. Requires free registration.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/418048

Philippine Tuberculosis Society Inc.
Dedicated to the prevention, treatment and control of TB in the country. Includes information about the disease and the organization.
http://www.ptsi.org.ph

Stop TB Now
About Tuberculosis, its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments. From Nutra Pharma Corp.
http://www.stoptbnow.com

Stop TB Partnership
A network of international organizations, countries, and donors from the public and private sectors. Features aims, news, events, resources and details of World TB Day.
http://www.stoptb.org/

TB Alert
Details about this charity which supports health projects worldwide and promotes awareness of tuberculosis. Includes publications, a newsletter and links.
http://www.tbalert.org

TB Control India
An information site providing vital information about the status of the RNTCP, Revised National Tuberculosis Programme being implemented in India.
http://www.tbcindia.org

The TB Investigation Project
A 2002 study investigating tuberculosis in Russia, the USA, and the UK. Analysis of both the human and the scientific stories behind the fight against TB. Includes TB links.
http://tbproject.tripod.com/

TBandU
Offers A to Z of Tuberculosis and includes general, mental health and medication side effects issues. Includes support and message board chat room.
http://tbandu.freehostia.com

Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis and Public Health for Health Care Professionals. Reviews on issues in tuberculosis, applied epidemiology, and courses. An affiliation of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.
http://www.tbrieder.org

Tuberculosis News - Topix
Latest news stories on the disease.
http://www.topix.com/health/tuberculosis

Tuberculous Meningitis
Describes characteristic features of each stage, diagnosis, including cerebrospinal fluid results, treatment, drug resistance, and use of steroids.
http://professionals.epilepsy.com/page/mycobac_tbm.html

Turberculosis
A resource on tuberculosis and HIV infection, from AEGIS.
http://www.aegis.com/topics/oi/oi-tb.html

Veiled Face of Tuberculosis
Find the author's attitude towards diagnostics of renal tuberculosis, the way the investigations were performed, studied samples, and a note on the author. Site is in English and Croatian.
http://www.sonorenis.co.ba

Tuberculosis - Topix
News on tuberculosis. [RSS]
http://www.topix.com/rss/health/tuberculosis.xml