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WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis. Module 1: prevention – tuberculosis preventive treatment

About one fourth of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, and about 5–10% of those infected develop active TB disease in their lifetime. The risk for active TB disease after infection depends on several factors, the most important being the person’...

WHO guidelines on tuberculosis infection prevention and control: 2019 update

Infection prevention and control consists of evidence-based measures intended to prevent exposure and reduce the risk of transmission of infectious agents. The revised guidelines contain recommendations for specific administrative, environmental controls and respiratory protection, following the assessme...

Tuberculosis and air travel: guidelines for prevention and control, 3rd ed

Air travel is now widely accessible, with a resulting increase in the numbers of international air travellers and a consequently greater risk of communicable diseases being spread by infectious travellers. The transmission of airborne infections between people in confined spaces such as aircraft cabins i...

Recommendations for investigating contacts of persons with infectious tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries

Tuberculosis (TB) contacts are people who have close contact with patients with infectious TB. As they are at high risk for infection (and in line with the Stop TB strategy), TB contacts should be investigated systematically and actively for TB infection and disease. Such interventions are called ‘tube...

WHO policy on TB infection control in health-care facilities, congregate settings and households

This document is an evidence-based policy for the implementation of sound tuberculosis (TB) infection control by all stakeholders. TB infection control is a combination of measures aimed at minimizing the risk of TB transmission within populations. The foundation of infection control is early and rapid d...