4th edition. This is fourth edition of Treatment of tuberculosis: guidelines, adhering fully to the new WHO process for evidence-based guidelines. Several important recommendations are being promoted in this new edition
Regional Tuberculosis Program, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
J HEALTH POPUL NUTR 2010 Aug;28(4):327-332
ISSN 1606-0997
International Journal of Infectious Diseases 32 (2015) 111–117
Towards Universal Access to Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
Journal of Tuberculosis Research, 2016, 4, 1-8
Published Online March 2016 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/jtr
http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jtr.2016.41001
First report of a demonstration project
Systematic screening for active tuberculosis: an operational guide.
PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0133869 July 28, 2015, p.1-16
Three classess of tests are now recommended in the latest consolidated guideles on tests for tuberculosis infection. It includes for the first-time a new class of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen-based skin tests (TBSTs), and the two existing classes of tests: the tuberculin skin test (TST) and t...he interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs).
IGRAs and TBSTs use Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex specific antigens and represent a significant advancement to TST which has been used for over half a century.
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A practical tool to help health workers in the clinical and operational management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with special focus on the introduction, implementation and management of the nine-month treatment regimen.