Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: tuberculosis preventive treatment: Module 1: prevention
Year of Publication2020
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Maintained
Originally developed
Systematic latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) testing and treatment may be considered for prisoners, health workers, immigrants from countries with a high TB burden, homeless people and people who use drugs.
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
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