Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
High
Adults and adolescents living with HIV, with unknown or a positive tuberculin skin test (TST) and are unlikely to have active TB should receive preventive treatment of TB as part of a comprehensive package of HIV care. Treatment should be given to these individuals irrespective of the degree of immunosuppression and also to those on antiretroviral treatment (ART), those who have previously been treated for TB and pregnant women
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
WHO policy on collaborative TB/HIV activities : guidelines for national programmes and other stakeholders
Guidelines for intensified tuberculosis case-finding and isoniazid preventive therapy for people living with HIV in resource-constrained settings
Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach