Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
High
Routine co-trimoxazole prophylaxis should be administered to all HIV-infected people with active TB disease regardless of CD4 cell counts.
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 on post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV and the use of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis for HIV-related infections among adults, adolescents and children: recommendations for a public health approach: December 2014 supplement to the 2013 consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection
Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach
Consolidated guidelines on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities, 2nd ed.
WHO guidelines on the management of advanced HIV disease