New Evidence Available
Updated Recommendation
A new evidence synthesis was published:2020, WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 3: diagnosis – rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis detection: web annex 2. GRADE profiles
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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 in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
Xpert MTB/RIF may be used rather than conventional microscopy and culture as the initial test in all children suspected of having TB
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Originally Developed
Guideline
WHO meeting report of a technical expert consultation: non-inferiority analysis of Xpert MTB/RIF ultra compared to Xpert MTB/RIF
Year2017
InstitutionWHO
Guideline
WHO meeting report of a technical expert consultation: non-inferiority analysis of Xpert MTB/RIF ultra compared to Xpert MTB/RIF
Year2017
InstitutionWHO