Bibliographic Info
GuidelineGuidelines for intensified tuberculosis case-finding and isoniazid preventive therapy for people living with HIV in resource-constrained settings
Year of Publication2011
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Certainty of evidence
High
People living with HIV who have a positive tuberculin skin test (TST) benefit more from isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT); TST can be used where feasible to identify such individuals.
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