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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2020, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (9): 990-991.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2020.09.019

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Interpretation of the Guidelines on management of close contacts of active pulmonary tuberculosis cases in schools

SHEN Xin*, XIAO Xiao, BAI Li-qiong, PAN Qi-chao()   

  1. *Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
  • Received:2020-07-27 Online:2020-09-10 Published:2020-09-18
  • Contact: PAN Qi-chao E-mail:panqichao@scdc.sh.cn

Abstract:

Guidelines on management of close contacts of active pulmonary tuberculosis cases in schools is instructive and operable for managing tuberculosis epidemics in schools. This article introduces the background, objective, main content and characteristics, especailly points out the improvements based on current policies and guidelines, in order to clarify the application and the significance, and then to strengthen the ability of tuberculosis prevention and control in schools.

Key words: Students, Tuberculosis,pulmonary, Contact tracing, Multiphasic screening, Benchmarking, Standard reading