Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 3: diagnosis – rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis detection: web annex 2. GRADE profiles
Year of Publication2020
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Maintained
Originally developed
In children with signs and symptoms of pulmonary TB in settings with pretest probability below 5% and an Xpert Ultra negative result on the initial test, repeated testing with Xpert Ultra in sputum or nasopharyngeal aspirate specimens may not be used.
Recommended against
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
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Guideline
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 3: diagnosis – rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis detection: web annex 2. GRADE profiles
Year2020
InstitutionWHO
Guideline
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 3: diagnosis: rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis detection, 3rd ed.
Year2024
InstitutionWorld Health Organization