Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 2: screening: systematic screening for tuberculosis disease
Year of Publication2021
Issuing Institution
Recommendation
Maintained
People with an untreated fibrotic lesion seen on chest X-ray may be systematically screened for TB disease
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Originally Developed
Guideline
Systematic screening for active tuberculosis: principles and recommendations
Year2013
InstitutionWHO