New Evidence Available
Updated Recommendation
A new evidence synthesis was published:2025, WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities, 2nd ed.
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GuidelineGuideline: nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis
Year of Publication2013
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Retired
In settings where contact tracing is implemented, household contacts of people with active TB should have a nutrition screening and assessment as part of contact investigation. If malnutrition is identified, it should be managed according to WHO recommendations (2–4).
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low