Enlaces transversales de Book para 3.4 Tools for systematic screening for TB disease among children and adolescents
16. 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
(new recommendation: strong recommendation, moderate to low certainty of evidence for test accuracy).
17. Among children younger than 10 years who are living with HIV, systematic screening for TB disease should be conducted using a symptom screen including any one of current cough, fever, poor weight gain or close contact with a TB patient
(new recommendation: strong recommendation, low certainty of evidence for test accuracy).