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Pediatric Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment Tool

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Pediatric Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment Tool

This material includes resources to assist clinicians in assessing risk for TB in children. The material is also intended to help guide decision making for testing and treatment of TB infection.

Author:

Global Tuberculosis Institute at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Department of Health

Audiences:

Nurses, Physicians

Topic:

Adolescents, Children, Diagnosis

Country of Origin:

United States

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