When to Consider Patient w/Tuberculosis To Be Infectious During Air Travel | WHO Criteria

Has the person recently had a sputum that was positive for acid fast bacilli (AFB)?

Has the person recently had a sputum culture that was positive for M. tuberculosis?

Is there evidence for having a multi-drug resistant strain of tuberculosis?

Does the patient have clinical symptoms of tuberculosis at the time of the flight?

At the time of the flight was the patient receiving adequate therapy?

Number of weeks of therapy at the time of the flight

Has the patient shown clinical improvement?

Was the sputum negative for AFB?

Was the sputum culture negative for M. tuberculosis?