Bibliographic information
Recommendation
Adults and adolescents living with HIV who are screened for TB according to a clinical algorithm and who report any of the symptoms of current cough, fever, weight loss or night sweats may have active TB and should be evaluated for TB and other diseases that cause such symptoms
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
Notes and Remarks
Chest radiography should not be a requirement for initiating preventive treatment.
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: tuberculosis preventive treatment: Module 1: prevention
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring: recommendations for a public health approach
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 5: management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents.
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities.
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 1: prevention: tuberculosis preventive treatment, 2nd ed
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities, 2nd ed.