Directly observed therapy (DOT) ensures TB patients adhere to treatment by having a healthcare worker or designated person watch them take each dose.

The State TB Control Offices and TB Centers of Excellence for Training, Education, and Medical Consultation can provide additional assistance and support in treating people with TB disease. Directly observed therapy (DOT) helps patients complete treatment.

Jun 14, 2024 · Video directly observed therapy (vDOT) is a type of electronic DOT (eDOT). It uses a video-enabled device (e.g., smart phone, tablet, computer) for tuberculosis (TB) treatment observation. CDC recommends vDOT as an equivalent …

Mar 22, 2023 · Learn more about treatment for latent TB infection and TB disease, treatment regimens, adverse events, and TB treatment in specific populations.

Background Directly observed therapy (DOT) is the most effective strategy for ensuring that tuberculosis (TB) patients adhere to treatment. DOT means that a health care worker or another designated person watches the TB patient swallow each dose of the prescribed drugs. However, because DOT can be time and resource intensive, some TB programs have expressed an interest in alternative, cost ...

Mar 23, 2023 · U.S. clinical practice guidelines recommend directly observed therapy (DOT) as the standard of care for tuberculosis (TB) treatment (1). DOT, during which a health care worker observes a patient ingesting the TB medications, has typically been conducted in person. Video DOT (vDOT) uses video-enabled devices to facilitate remote interactions between patients and health care workers to promote ...

Jan 31, 2025 · If you have active tuberculosis (TB) disease, you can be treated with medicine. You will need to take and finish all of your TB medicine as directed by your health care provider. Tell your health care provider if you have trouble taking the TB medicines.

Jan 31, 2025 · If you have inactive tuberculosis (TB), also called latent TB infection, treating it is the best way to protect you from getting sick with active TB disease. Treatment for inactive TB can take three, four, six, or nine months depending on the treatment plan. Talk to your health care provider about which treatment is best for you.

Jan 17, 2025 · Symptoms of active tuberculosis (TB) disease depend on where the TB germs are growing in the body. Common symptoms of active TB disease include cough, pain in the chest, and coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm). People with inactive TB, also called latent TB infection, do not have symptoms of TB disease and cannot spread TB to others.

Dec 21, 2023 · Types There are different types of drug-resistant TB disease, depending on what medicines the TB germs are resistant to. Multidrug-resistant TB disease (MDR TB) is caused by germs that are resistant to two or more of the main TB medicines: isoniazid and rifampin. Two more serious forms of MDR TB are called pre-extensively drug-resistant TB (pre-XDR TB) and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR TB ...