Bibliographic information
GuidelineGuidelines for treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis and patient care
Year of Publication2017
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Maintained
TB patients with known positive HIV status and TB patients living in HIV-prevalent settings should receive at least 6 months of rifampicin treatment regimen (strong recommendation, high quality of evidence). The optimal dosing frequency is daily during the intensive and continuation phases
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
High
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Originally Developed
Guideline
WHO policy on collaborative TB/HIV activities : guidelines for national programmes and other stakeholders
Year2012
InstitutionWHO