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Guidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children
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Recommended citation: World Health Organisation. Guidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children. 2006. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2006/WHO_HTM_TB_2006.371_eng.pdf.
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2006
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The strategy document aims to redress the chronic neglect of childhood TB. This document complements existing national and international guidelines and standards for managing TB. It fills the gaps in the existing materials and provides current recommendations based on the best available evidence. This document reflects two important recent policy changes: (1) NTPs should record and report two age groups for children (0–4 years and 5–14 years) using the quarterly reporting form and (2)the revised recommended dose of ethambutol is now 20 mg/kg (range 15–25 mg/kg) daily.
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World Health Organisation