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Definitions and Reporting Framework for Tuberculosis – 2013 Revision

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Definitions and Reporting Framework for Tuberculosis – 2013 Revision

This document revises previous WHO standard case definitions for TB and drug-resistant TB, the categories used to assign outcomes, and the standard reporting framework for TB.

Author:

World Health Organization, Global TB Programme

Audiences:

International Agencies

Topic:

Surveillance

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