Clinical Resources

• Tuberculosis: Information for Health Care Providers (The Lung Association, 5th edition)
• Canadian TB Standards 2022, 8th Edition
• TB Skin Test
• Assessment and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
• Study: Safety and Side Effects of Rifampin versus Isoniazid in Children – 2018
• Study: Four Months of Rifampin or Nine Months of Isoniazid for Latent Tuberculosis in Adults-2018
• Online TST/IGRA Interpreter
• TB Screening in LTCH & Retirement Homes (pdf)

Patient Resources

• Fact Sheet: Tuberculosis
  
• How to collect a Sputum Sample (pdf)
• Fact Sheet: Mantoux TB Skin Test (pdf)
• Isolation Fact Sheet (pdf)

Forms

• Tuberculosis Reporting Form (pdf)
• TB Medical Surveillance Reporting Form (pdf)

TB Reporting and Ordering Medication

• All active and latent cases of Tuberculosis (TB) are reportable to the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU)
• Medications used to treat TB can be accessed free of charge at designated pharmacies
• SMDHU TB nurses assist in arranging the delivery of TB medication once a reporting form and prescription are received via fax at 705-733-7738.

This service is available Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. If you have any questions, or suspect active TB, a TB nurse can be reached by calling 705-721-7520/1-877-721-7520 ext. 8809. 
If outside of regular business hours, please call the ID on-call service for help at 1-888-225-7851.