New Evidence Available
Updated Recommendation
A new evidence synthesis was published:2022, WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 3: diagnosis: tests for TB infection
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GuidelineGuidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children
Year of Publication2014
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Status
Retired
Recommended against
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Low
Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) should not replace the tuberculin skin test (TST) in low- and middle-income countries for the diagnosis of latent TB infection in children or for the diagnostic work-up of children (irrespective of HIV status) suspected of TB disease in these settings