title: Guidelines for conducting tuberculin skin test surveys in high-prevalence countries.
abstract: This Supplement provides an update on guidelines first published in 1996 on conducting a tuberculin skin test survey and analyzing the resulting data. The updated guidelines add experiences gained from community surveys, revisit the proposed sampling strategies, and provide additional information on ethical considerations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tuberculosis, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France. TBRieder@tbrieder.org
authors.forename: Hans L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Rieder
authors.forename: Vineet K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Chadha
authors.forename: Nico J D
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Nagelkerke
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: van Leth
authors.forename: Marieke J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: van der Werf
mesh_terms: D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014374:Tuberculin Test / Q000592:standards*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology