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Tuberculosis patient

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DEFINITION

Individual diagnosed with tuberculosis.  The preferred term is ‘Person with tuberculosis’.

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Person-centred approach to tuberculosis careTuberculosis (TB)Tuberculosis stigma

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SOURCE DEFINITION

Individual diagnosed with active TB disease (pulmonary or extrapulmonary).

From: WHO
Year: 2019
Source: WHO guidelines on tuberculosis infection prevention and control: 2019 update

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