New Evidence Available
Updated Recommendation
A new evidence synthesis was published:2021, WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 2: screening: systematic screening for tuberculosis disease
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GuidelineSystematic screening for active tuberculosis: principles and recommendations
Year of Publication2013
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Retired
Originally developed
Systematic screening for active TB should be considered in prisons and other penitentiary institutions
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Guideline
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 5: management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents.
Year2022
InstitutionWHO