New Evidence Available
Updated Recommendation
A new evidence synthesis was published:2020, WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: tuberculosis preventive treatment: Module 1: prevention
View latest version (2020)Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO policy on collaborative TB/HIV activities : guidelines for national programmes and other stakeholders
Year of Publication2012
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Retired
Originally developed
Tuberculin skin test (TST) is not a requirement for initiating isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) in people living with HIV.
Recommended against
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Guideline
Guidelines for intensified tuberculosis case-finding and isoniazid preventive therapy for people living with HIV in resource-constrained settings
Year2011
InstitutionWorld Health Organization