FeedbackChildren aged < 5 years who are household contacts of people with bacteriologically
confirmed pulmonary TB and who are found not to have active TB on an appropriate clinical
evaluation or according to national guidelines should be given TB preventive treatment even
if LTBI testing is unavailable.
Guideline Citation
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: tuberculosis preventive treatment. Geneva: World Health Organization;
2020. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
2020. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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