Bibliographic information
GuidelineGuidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children
Year of Publication2014
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
New
It is recommended that contact investigation be conducted for household and close contacts when the index case has any of the following characteristics:
- has sputum smear-positive pulmonary TB;
- has multidrug-resistant or extensively drug-resistant TB (proven or
suspected);
- is a person living with HIV; or
- is a child <5 years of age
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Very low