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A case of tuberculosis (TB) is a person diagnosed with TB, whether the diagnosis is based on bacteriology, medical imaging, or clinical examination.
TB cases are classified according to the following: bacteriological status, drug susceptibility pattern, anatomical site of the disease, history of previous TB treatment and HIV status
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Citation
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World Health Organization. Definitions and reporting framework for tuberculosis – 2013 revision (updated December 2014 and January 2020). Geneva: World Health Organization; 2020.
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/79199/9789241505345_eng.pdf
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References
- 1.World Health Organization. Definitions and reporting framework for tuberculosis – 2013 revision (updated December 2014 and January 2020). Geneva: World Health Organization; 2020.
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/79199/9789241505345_eng.pdf