New Evidence Available
Updated Recommendation
A new evidence synthesis was published:2024, WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 1: prevention: tuberculosis preventive treatment, 2nd ed
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GuidelineWHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 5: management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents.
Year of Publication2022
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Retired
Systematic latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) testing and treatment is not recommended for people with diabetes, people who engage in the harmful use of alcohol, tobacco smokers and underweight people unless they also belong to other risk groups included in the above recommendations.
Recommended against
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
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Originally Developed
Guideline
Guidelines on the management of latent tuberculosis infection
Year2014
InstitutionWHO