Bibliographic information
Recommendation
Either a tuberculin skin test or interferon-gamma release assay can be used to test for latent TB infection
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Very low
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.