Bibliographic Info
GuidelineGuidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children
Year of Publication2014
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Low
Children with suspected or confirmed tuberculous meningitis and children with suspected or confirmed osteoarticular TB should be treated with a fourdrug regimen (HRZE) for 2 months, followed by a two-drug regimen (HR) for 10 months, the total duration of treatment being 12 months. The doses recommended for the treatment of tuberculous meningitis are the same as those described for pulmonary TB