An opposing view on including high school students in a latent tuberculosis infection control program in Korea.
- Author:
Jong Myon BAE
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Latent tuberculosis; Disease management; Antitubercular agents; Practice guidelines as topic; Risk assessment
- MeSH: Antitubercular Agents; Disease Management; Humans; Korea*; Latent Tuberculosis*; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Parents; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Risk Assessment; School Health Services; World Health Organization
- From:Epidemiology and Health 2017;39(1):e2017015-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The Korea Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (KCDC) has announced a control program against latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (LTBI), for a “TB-safe country” this year with the goal of a “TB-free Korea” by 2025. The program includes high school students as one target group; however, some school health teachers and parents have expressed their opposition to this. The 2015 World Health Organization guidelines do not recommend inclusion of asymptomatic high school students in LTBI control programs. Based on this guideline, the KCDC should consider excluding this population from the program.
