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Guidance for national Tuberculosis programmes on the management of Tuberculosis in children
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Description
Important recent changes or additions to guidelines for the management of tuberculosis (TB) in children have made it necessary to revise the first edition of Guidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children, published by WHO in 2006. Like the 2006 guidance, this document is targeted at national TB programmes, paediatricians and other health workers in low- and middle-income countries; it does not aim to outline recommendations for high-income countries with low TB prevalence. This distinction is especially important in the diagnostic approach and in contact investigation.