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Systematic Screening for Active Tuberculosis: Principles and Recommendations.
Geneva: World Health Organization; 2013.
Table of contents
Summaries of the systematic reviews.
Annex II, GRADE summary tables: sensitivity and specificity of screening tools for tuberculosis (TB).
Executive summary.
Monitoring and evaluation.
Guideline development process.
Recommendations on risk groups to be screened for active TB.
Definition of screening for active TB in risk groups.
Annex III, Flow charts of algorithms for screening and diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in adults, with modelled yields and predictive values.
Rationale and objectives of screening for active TB.
Algorithms for screening and diagnosis.
Supporting material.
Purpose of guideline and target audience.
Assessing TB screening against generic criteria for screening.
References.
Key principles for screening for active TB.
Definitions.
Annex I, GRADE summary table: benefits of screening for tuberculosis (TB), all risk groups combined.
Annex IV, Guideline Development Group, WHO secretariat and peer reviewers.
Foreword.
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