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Adults and adolescents living with HIV who are unlikely to have active TB should receive TB preventive treatment as part of a comprehensive package of HIV care. Treatment should also be given to those receiving ART, to pregnant women and to those who have previously been treated for TB, irrespective of the degree of immunosuppression and even if latent TB infection testing is unavailable

Year
2025
Institution
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities, 2nd ed.

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
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities, 2nd ed.

Strongly Recommended In Favor

Strong recommendation