Bibliographic information
GuidelineLatent tuberculosis infection: updated and consolidated guidelines for programmatic management
Year of Publication2018
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Updated
Infants aged < 12 months living with HIV who are in contact with a case of TB and are investigated for TB should receive 6 months of isoniazid preventive treatment (IPT) if the investigation shows no TB disease.
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate