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Recommendation

Strongly Recommended In Favor

Strong recommendation

In inpatient settings, WHO strongly recommends using LF-LAM to assist in the diagnosis of active TB in HIV-positive adults, adolescents and children: •with signs and symptoms of TB (pulmonary and/or extrapulmonary) (strong recommendation, moderate certainty in the evidence about the intervention effects); or •with advanced HIV disease; or •who are seriously ill (strong recommendation, moderate certainty in the evidence about the intervention effects); or •irrespective of signs and symptoms of TB and with a CD4 cell count <200 (strong recommendation, moderate certainty in the evidence about the intervention effects).
Year
2025
Institution
World health organization
Guideline
Not available