Objectives:

To provide an overview of the 2024 guideline on the Management of Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents:  A Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug-susceptible TB in Children and Adolescents in South Africa
To highlight most important changes related to diagnosis and treatment of drug-susceptible TB in children and adolescents

Speakers:

Prof Norbert Ndjeka
Chief Director: TB Control and Management

Dr Karen du Preez
Clinician and Senior researcher

Prof Helena Rabie
Clinical Head Paediatric Infectious Diseases,

Dr Juaneta Luiz
Study Site Coordinator / Research Medical Officer, UCT Paediatric TB Research Unit, Dora Nginza Hospital

Prof H. Simon Schaaf
Emeritus professor/Principal researcher

Dr Juli Switala
Paediatric TB Technical Specialist

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