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Bibliographic Info

GuidelineLatent tuberculosis infection: updated and consolidated guidelines for programmatic management
Year of Publication2018
Issuing InstitutionWHO

Recommendation

Status
Updated

Recommended in favor

Strong

Infants and children living with HIV who have poor weight gain, fever or current cough or who have a history of contact with a case of TB should be evaluated for TB and other diseases that cause such symptoms. If the evaluation shows no TB, these children should be offered preventive treatment, regardless of their age

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