Report Of The Consultation On The Classification Of Intrathoracic Tuberculosis Disease In Children Aged 0 9 Years

Download or read book Report of the consultation on the classification of intrathoracic tuberculosis disease in children aged 0–9 years written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2023-03-06 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 2021, the WHO Global Tuberculosis (TB) Programme convened an online expert consultation on the classification of intrathoracic tuberculosis (TB) disease in children. The consultation was attended by representatives from countries, bilateral and multilateral agencies, international organizations, nongovernment organizations, civil society and academia. The goal of the consultation was to reach consensus on the classification of intrathoracic TB disease and specifically intrathoracic lymph node TB disease in children aged below ten years as either pulmonary or extrapulmonary TB, for global application in clinical settings and for surveillance purposes. This meeting report summarizes the presentations, discussions and final advice provided by meeting participants at this expert consultation meeting. The target audience for this report is all those involved in the meeting, as well as a wider audience of clinicians, paediatricians, Ministry of Health staff, TB surveillance experts, technical experts and others who are interested in the classification of TB disease in children. The advice provided is informing the development of normative products by WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Programme.