Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 1: prevention: tuberculosis preventive treatment, 2nd ed
Year of Publication2024
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
Among individuals younger than 15 years who are close contacts of someone with TB, systematic screening for TB disease should be conducted using a symptom screen including any one of cough, fever or poor weight gain; or chest radiography; or both
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