FeedbackChildren aged ≥ 5 years, adolescents and adults who are household contacts of people
with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB who are found not to have active TB by an
appropriate clinical evaluation or according to national guidelines may be given TB preventive
treatment.
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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