Towards TB elimination: ECDC and ERS introduce new guidelines on tuberculosis care in Europe

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Series Details 2.4.12
Publication Date 02/04/2012
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The European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), on 1 April 2012, published their jointly developed European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ESTC). The 21 patient-centred standards aim to guide clinicians and public health workers to ensure optimal diagnosis, treatment and prevention of tuberculosis (TB) in Europe – with nearly 74,000 reported TB cases in the EU/EEA in 2010 clearly showing that tuberculosis remains a public health challenge across the region.
Source Link http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/press/news/Lists/News/ECDC_DispForm.aspx?List=32e43ee8%2De230%2D4424%2Da783%2D85742124029a&ID=595&RootFolder=%2Fen%2Fpress%2Fnews%2FLists%2FNews
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ECDC/ERS: Press Release, 2.4.12: Towards TB elimination: ECDC and ERS introduce new guidelines on tuberculosis care in Europe http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/press/Press%20Releases/120401-Press-Release-European-Standards-TB-Care.pdf
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