title: Updated current (2012) national guidelines for paediatric tuberculosis in India.
abstract: A national consultation was organised in January 2012, in order to reconcile between global and national guidelines, to review the evidence base and update the RNTCP guidelines in consensus with Indian Academy of Paediatrics. The consultation had come up with wider recommendations in diagnosing and treating paediatric tuberculosis patients which has been incorporated in the programme.
authors.affiliation: Central TB Division, DGHS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi 110108.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Devesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Sharath Burugina
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Nagaraja
authors.forename: Varinder
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.forename: Jagadish
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents