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. 2018 Feb 5;96(3):173–184F. doi: 10.2471/BLT.17.199414

Fig. 2.

Compliance of national policies with World Health Organization guidelines on screening for latent tuberculosis infection among high-risk population groups in low-burden countries

WHO: World Health Organization.

Notes: WHO Guidelines on screening for latent tuberculosis infection11 are summarized in Table 1. Risk groups targeted by fewer than 3% of low-burden countries are not shown on the chart. The risk categories not shown are: people with harmful alcohol use; patients with incomplete tuberculosis treatment; elderly people; children born to tuberculosis-positive mothers; and tobacco smokers. The total number of countries analysed was 68.

Fig. 2