Bibliographic information
GuidelineGuidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children
Year of Publication2014
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Maintained
Commercial serodiagnostics should not be used in children suspected of active pulmonary or extrapulmonary TB, irrespective of their HIV status
Recommended against
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Very low
Also Featured In
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Originally Developed
Guideline
Commercial serodiagnostic tests for diagnosis of tuberculosis: policy statement
Year2011
InstitutionWHO