Tuberculosis patient information

​​​​​​​​​ On this page

1. ​​​​Tuberculosis disease
2. Informati​on for contacts
3. Tuberculosis infection
4. Vaccination​
5. Resources in other languages

​ Tuberculosis disease

• What is TB?: I​nformation in English and a range of other languages​​​​.
• Tuberculosis fact sheet: More detailed information on how to prevent infection, those at higher risk, and how TB is treated​.
• Information brochure: A printable brochure about TB​​.
• Medications: Fact sheet on medications ​used to treat TB.
• Collecting sputum​​: Instructions on self-collection of sputum samples for TB testing​​.

Information for contacts​

Information for contacts​​: ​Fact sheet for people who have been in contact with somone who has TB.​​

Tuberculosis infection​

• ​Tuberculosis infection: Fact sheet on TB infection, sometimes called latent or sleeping TB.​
• Tuberculin skin test: Fact sheet on tuberculin skin test (TST), also known as Mantoux test.​
• IGRA blood test​: Fact sheet on interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test). U​sed to diagnose latent TB infection.
• Chest x-ray monitoring​: Fact sheet on having a chest x-ray at your local TB service.
• Tuberculosis preventive therapy​: Fact sheet on medication to treat​ TB infection.​

Vaccination

​BCG vaccination fact sheet: BCG vaccine is used to protect young children from developing severe forms of TB​.

Resources in other languages