Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Very low
Either a tuberculin skin test or interferon-gamma release assay can be used to test for latent TB infection
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Latent tuberculosis infection: updated and consolidated guidelines for programmatic management
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: tuberculosis preventive treatment: Module 1: prevention
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 5: management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents.
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 3: diagnosis: tests for TB infection
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities.
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 3: diagnosis
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 1: prevention: tuberculosis preventive treatment, 2nd ed
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities, 2nd ed.