Updated Recommendation
A new evidence synthesis was published:2014, Guidelines on the management of latent tuberculosis infection
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Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
High
Adults and adolescents living with HIV who have an unknown or positive tuberculin skin test (TST) status and are unlikely to have active TB should receive at least 6 months of IPT as part of a comprehensive package of HIV care. Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) should be given to such individuals regardless of the degree of immunosuppression and also to those on 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
Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach
Latent tuberculosis infection: updated and consolidated guidelines for programmatic management