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. 2024 Dec 12;64(6):2400109.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.00109-2024. Print 2024 Dec.

Viewpoint on WHO implementation guidance on tuberculosis infection prevention and control

Onno W Akkerman  1   2   3 , Giovanni Battista Migliori  4   3 , Dennis Falzon  5   3 , Alberto L Garcia-Basteiro  6   7   8 , Avinash Kanchar  5 , Olha Konstantynovska  9 , Fusun Oner Eyuboglu  10   11 , Raquel Duarte  12   13   14   15
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Viewpoint on WHO implementation guidance on tuberculosis infection prevention and control

Onno W Akkerman et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

This viewpoint describes key aspects for TB infection prevention and control, and also covers areas of paramount interest for clinicians, such as when to admit or discharge infectious patients and presenting relevant country examples https://bit.ly/3YcyJxj

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Conflicts of interest: The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Planning, implementation and evaluation of tuberculosis (TB) infection prevention and control: the core indicators.
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