Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO policy on collaborative TB/HIV activities : guidelines for national programmes and other stakeholders
Year of Publication2012
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
Providing isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) to people living with HIV does not increase the risk of developing isoniazid (INH)-resistant TB. Therefore, concerns regarding the development of INH resistance should not be a barrier to providing IPT.
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This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Guideline
Guidelines for intensified tuberculosis case-finding and isoniazid preventive therapy for people living with HIV in resource-constrained settings
Year2011
InstitutionWorld Health Organization