At a glance
This page provides a list of selected clinical guidelines related to tuberculosis (TB) topics. Guidelines are sorted by topics: testing and diagnosis, treatment, drug resistance, infection control, and specific populations.
Testing and Diagnosis
| Title | Year Published |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children and Adults Clinical Infectious Disease 2017 Executive Summary Full Guidelines |
2017 |
| Availability of an Assay for Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Including Rifampin-Resistant Strains, and Considerations for Its Use — United States, 2013 MMWR 2013; 62 (No. 41) |
2013 |
| Updated Guidelines for Using Interferon Gamma Release Assays to Detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection — United States, 2010 MMWR 2010; 59 (RR-5); 1-25 |
2010 |
| Updated Guidelines for the Use of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis MMWR 2009; 58 (01); 7-10 |
2009 |
| Guidelines for the Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC MMWR 2005; 54 (No. RR-15, 1-37) |
2005 |
| Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection MMWR 2000; 49 (No. RR-6) |
2000 |
Treatment
| Title | Year Published |
|---|---|
| Updates on the Treatment of Drug-Susceptible and Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: An Official ATS/CDC/ERS/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline (2025) | 2025 |
| Recommendations for Use of Video Directly Observed Therapy During Tuberculosis Treatment — United States, 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 2023 | 2023 |
| Guidelines for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2020 MMWR Recomm Rep 2020; 69(No. RR-1): 1-11. |
2020 |
| Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2019 Full Guidelines |
2019 |
| Treatment of Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis Executive Summary Full Guidelines Clinical Infectious Disease 2016 |
2016 |
| Guidelines for the Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC MMWR 2005; 54 (No. RR-15, 1-37) |
2005 |
Drug-Resistant TB
| Title | Year Published |
|---|---|
| Updates on the Treatment of Drug-Susceptible and Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: An Official ATS/CDC/ERS/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline (2025) | 2025 |
| Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2019 Executive Summary Full Guidelines |
2019 |
| Availability of an Assay for Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Including Rifampin-Resistant Strains, and Considerations for Its Use — United States, 2013 MMWR 2013; 62 (No. 41) |
2013 |
Infection Control and Prevention
| Title | Year Published |
|---|---|
| Tuberculosis Screening Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019. | 2019 |
| Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005 MMWR 2005; 54 (No. RR-17) Reprint Note: The errata was removed. The corrections included in the errata have been incorporated into the reprinted guidelines. The recommendation for screening, testing, and treatment of U.S. health care personnel were updated in 2019. Please see the above recommendations. |
2005 |
TB in Specific Populations
| Title | Year Published |
|---|---|
| Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents Living with HIV | 2024 |
| Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Disease | 2024 |
| Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Children with and Exposed to HIV | 2023 |
| Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Tuberculosis Among People Experiencing Homelessness in the United States: Current Recommendations. Public Health Reports. 2023;0(0). |
2023 |
| Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities: Recommendations from CDC MMWR 2006; 55 (No. RR–09, 1–44) |
2006 |
| Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis among Foreign-Born Persons MMWR 1998; 47 (No. RR-16) |
1998 |
Resources
Archived CDC guidelines are available in CDC Stacks
Tuberculosis Guidance for Public Health Professionals