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Number needed to screen

RELATED TAGS Contact investigation

DEFINITION

Number of people who need to undergo screening in order to diagnose one person with tuberculosis.

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Active case-findingScreening (TB)

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SOURCE DEFINITION

Number of people who need to undergo screening in order to diagnose one person with TB disease.

From: WHO
Year: 2022
Source: WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 5: management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents

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