Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 5: management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents.
Year of Publication2022
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Maintained
Among individuals younger than 15 years who are close contacts of someone with TB, systematic screening for TB disease should be conducted using a symptom screen including any one of cough, fever or poor weight gain; or chest radiography; or both
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
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Originally Developed
Guideline
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 2: screening: systematic screening for tuberculosis disease
Year2021
Institution