Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO guidelines on tuberculosis infection prevention and control: 2019 update
Year of Publication2019
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
Ventilation systems (including natural, mixed-mode, mechanical ventilation and recirculated air through high-efficiency particulate air [HEPA] filters) are recommended to reduce M. tuberculosis transmission to health workers, persons attending health care facilities or other persons in settings with a high risk of transmission.
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Guideline
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 5: management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents.
Year2022
InstitutionWHO