Bibliographic information
Recommendation
(Adults and adolescents) ART should be started as soon as possible within two weeks of initiating TB treatment, regardless of CD4 count, among people living with HIV
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Low
Notes and Remarks
Except when signs and symptoms of meningitis are present.
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Guidelines: updated recommendations on HIV prevention, infant diagnosis, antiretroviral initiation and monitoring
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring: recommendations for a public health approach
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 4: treatment: drug-susceptible tuberculosis treatment.
Consolidated guidelines on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 4: treatment and care
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities, 2nd ed.
WHO guidelines on the management of advanced HIV disease