Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 2: screening: systematic screening for tuberculosis disease
Year of Publication2021
Issuing Institution
Recommendation
Maintained
Systematic screening for TB disease may be conducted among subpopulations with structural risk factors for TB. These include urban poor communities, homeless communities, communities in remote or isolated areas, indigenous populations, migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons and other vulnerable or marginalized groups with limited access to health care
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
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Guideline
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 2: screening: systematic screening for tuberculosis disease
Year2021
Institution