PPP 172 - Tuberculosis (TB) with Dr Sayontonee Ghosh

Tune in as Dr Sayontonee Ghosh gives an overview of TB including:

• Transmission 

• Diagnosis 

• Screening

• Symptoms 

• Treatment options

Further reading: and resources

NSW Health. Tuberculosis (TB). [Online] Available at:

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/tuberculosis/Pages/default.aspx

- Lung Foundation Australia. Tuberculosis (TB). [Online] Available at:

https://lungfoundation.com.au/resources/?search=tuberculosis

- Bright, Amy, Justin T Denholm, Chris Coulter, Justin Waring, Rick Stapledon, and National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee. 2020. “Tuberculosis Notifications in Australia, 2015–2018”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 44 (November). https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.88.

- The Strategic Plan for Control of Tuberculosis in Australia, 2021–2025. Available at: https://ojs.cdi.cdc.gov.au/index.php/cdi/article/view/487

National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee Guideline: Management of Tuberculosis Risk in Healthcare Workers in Australia. Available at: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cdi4103-c

This education has been approved as a Lung Learning Peer Reviewed

Activity. It can be viewed at https://www.lunglearninghub.com.au