Core documents consulted for this update
| Document | Type of publication | Year | Were systematic reviews conducted? | Was the GRADE approach applied? | Other relevant information | |
| 1 | WHO definitions and reporting framework for TB [23] | Policy document | 2013 | No | No | Developed through a consultation process |
| 2 | ISTC (third edition) [10] | Standards of care | 2014 | No | No | Builds upon existing WHO guidelines and policy statements |
| 3 | WHO TB elimination framework for low-incidence countries [20] | Policy document | 2014 | No | No | Developed through revision of existing WHO policy documents and guidelines, and expert opinion consultation |
| 4 | WHO policy framework for implementation of TB diagnostics [24] | Policy document | 2015 | No | Yes | |
| 5 | ATS/CDC/IDSA guidelines for TB diagnosis [25] | Clinical guideline | 2017 | No | Yes | A comprehensive but non-systematic literature review was conducted to synthesise the evidence |
| 6 | ATS/IDSA/CDC guidelines for treatment of drug-susceptible TB [26, 27] | Clinical guideline | 2016 | Yes | Yes | |
| 7 | WHO treatment guidelines for drug-resistant TB [28, 29] | Clinical guideline | 2016 | Yes | Yes | |
| 8 | WHO treatment guidelines for drug-susceptible TB [30] | Clinical guideline | 2017 | Yes | Yes | |
| 9 | WHO guidelines on the management of latent TB infection [31, 32] | Clinical guideline | 2015 | Yes | Yes | |
| 10 | WHO compendium of guidelines and associated standards [12] | Policy document | 2017 | No | Yes | The document consolidates WHO policy recommendations and outlines WHO's standards for patient-centred care |
GRADE: Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation; WHO: World Health Organization; TB: tuberculosis; ISTC: International Standards for Tuberculosis Care; ATS: American Thoracic Society; CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; IDSA: Infectious Diseases Society of America.