Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 3: diagnosis
Year of Publication2025
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Recommended in favor
Strong
For people with signs and symptoms of extrapulmonary TB, low-complexity automated nucleic acid amplification tests on lymph node tissue aspirate, pleural tissue, pleural fluid, synovial fluid, peritoneal fluid or pericardial fluid should be used for the initial diagnosis of TB, rather than smear microscopy or culture.