Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 5: management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents.
Year of Publication2022
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Low
Among children younger than 10 years who are living with HIV, systematic screening for TB disease should be conducted using a symptom screen including any one of current cough, fever, poor weight gain or close contact with a TB patient
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Originally Developed
Guideline
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 2: screening: systematic screening for tuberculosis disease
Year2021
Institution