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Other educational resources
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)
is committed to promoting lung health in middle and low-income countries.
To this end, The Union collaborates with other organisations in the
design, elaboration and promotion of educational materials.
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| AFB Smear Staining Poster |
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 A sturdy, waterproof poster which illustrates the techniques of AFB Smear Staining in 18 stages.
This poster is a step-by-step description of the Ziehl-Neelsen AFB microscopy
technique, from start (taking clean slides) to finish (analysis-reporting of
microscopy results) according to WHO/Union recommendations.
To order hard copies, please contact: documents@iuatld.org
Offer available whilst stocks last.
Printed and distributed with the grant support of
the TBCTA, with funds from USAID.
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| AFB Quality Issues Poster |
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 A sturdy waterproof poster which shows,
with illustrations, the good parts of the sputum to be smeared;
examples of good and bad smears; good and bad staining, decolourisation
and counterstaining; well and poorly stained AFB and their various appearances,
and also some commonly met artifacts.
To order hard copies, please contact: documents@iuatld.org
Offer available whilst stocks last.
Printed and distributed with the grant support of the TBCTA,
with funds from USAID.
Other educational resources
CDC resource centre on tuberculosis training materials:
http://www.findtbresources.org/scripts/index.cfm
 The
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/
The
National Tuberculosis Center
http://www.nationaltbcenter.edu
The
World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/gtb/
International Laboratory-related Resource and Activity Directory :
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/dls/ila/default.aspx
Reproduction of any Union documents for
commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.
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