Abstract: Students are the key group of tuberculosis prevention and control work in China,and tuberculosis prevention and control represents crucial and difficult tasks as well as hotspot of infectious disease prevention and control in school campus, for which the National Health Commission and Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China jointly drafted and issued the Guidelines for Tuberculosis Prevention and Control in Chinese Schools (2020 Edition). This paper aims at discussing and interpreting some key issues specified in the guideline,including strategies and countermeasures in school tuberculosis prevention and control,health examination and tuberculosis screening upon start of school semesters,establishment of warning response mechanisms,screening and management of the suspected contacts,and quality control and management of the diagnosis and treatment in confirmed cases,with an attempt to provide reference to routine prevention and control of tuberculosis in school administration affaires.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Epidemiological investigation, Early warning, Infectious disease control, School