Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
The following options are recommended for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) regardless of HIV status: 6 or 9 months of daily isoniazid, or a 3-month regimen of weekly rifapentine plus isoniazid, or a 3 month regimen of daily isoniazid plus rifampicin. (Strong recommendation, moderate to high certainty in the estimates of effect). A 1-month regimen of daily rifapentine plus isoniazid or 4 months of daily rifampicin alone may also be offered as alternatives.
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This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: tuberculosis preventive treatment: Module 1: prevention
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities.
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 1: prevention: tuberculosis preventive treatment, 2nd ed
WHO guidelines on the management of advanced HIV disease