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
Moderate
Children with suspected or confirmed pulmonary TB or tuberculous peripheral lymphadenitis who live in settings with low HIV prevalence and/or low prevalence of isoniazid resistance and children who are HIV-negative, can be treated with a three-drug regimen (HRZ) for 2 months followed by a twodrug (HR) regimen for 4 months at the dosages specified in