Dawn Nolt, MD, MPH, FAAP
Dr Nolt, lead author of the clinical report, "Tuberculosis Infection in Children and Adolescents: Testing and Treatment” published in the December 2021 issue of Pediatrics provides an overview of the recommendations. Topics include a change in terminology for tuberculosis infection (TBI), strategies for testing children and adolescents with suspected infection, and options for treatment for TBI.
AAP Resources
- Clinical Report: Tuberculosis Infection in Children and Adolescents: Testing and Treatment
- Red Book chapter: Tuberculosis
- AAP News: Report offers recommendations for diagnosis, treatment of tuberculosis infection
- HealthyChildren.org: Tuberculosis in Children and Teens
