Guidelines for conducting tuberculin skin test surveys in high-prevalence countries

Hans L Rieder; Vineet K Chadha; Nico J D Nagelkerke; Frank van Leth; Marieke J van der Werf; KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation

Guidelines for conducting tuberculin skin test surveys in high-prevalence countries

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Jan:15 Suppl 1:S1-25.

Authors

Hans L Rieder¹, Vineet K Chadha, Nico J D Nagelkerke, Frank van Leth, Marieke J van der Werf; KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation

Affiliation

¹ Department of Tuberculosis, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France. TBRieder@tbrieder.org

PMID: 21276325

Abstract

This Supplement provides an update on guidelines first published in 1996 on conducting a tuberculin skin test survey and analyzing the resulting data. The updated guidelines add experiences gained from community surveys, revisit the proposed sampling strategies, and provide additional information on ethical considerations.

Publication types

Practice Guideline
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Endemic Diseases*
Health Surveys / standards
Humans
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence
Reproducibility of Results
Tuberculin Test / standards*
Tuberculosis / diagnosis
Tuberculosis / epidemiology
Tuberculosis / microbiology