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In children living with HIV who are less than 12 months of age, only those who have contact
with a TB case and who are evaluated for TB (using investigations) should receive 6 months of
IPT if the evaluation shows no TB disease.

Children living with HIV who are more than 12 months of age and who are unlikely to have
active TB on symptom-based screening and have no contact with a TB case should receive 6
months of IPT (10 mg/kg/day) as part of a comprehensive package of HIV prevention and care.

Children living with HIV who do not have poor weight gain, fever or current cough are unlikely
to have active TB. Children living with HIV who have poor weight gain, fever or current cough
or contact history with a TB case may have TB and should be evaluated for TB and other
conditions. If the evaluation shows no TB, they should be offered IPT preventive therapy
regardless of their age.

Adults and adolescents living with HIV who have an unknown or positive tuberculin skin test
(TST) status and are unlikely to have active TB should receive at least 6 months of IPT as part
of a comprehensive package of HIV care. IPT should be given to such individuals regardless of
the degree of immunosuppression and also to those on ART, those who have previously been
treated for TB and pregnant women.

Adults and adolescents living with HIV should be screened with a clinical algorithm; those who
do not report any one of the symptoms of current cough, fever, weight loss or night sweats
are unlikely to have active TB and should be offered IPT.

TB patients with known positive HIV status and TB patients living in HIV-prevalent settings
should receive at least 6 months of a rifampicin-containing treatment regimen. The
optimal dosing frequency is daily during the intensive and continuation phases.

LF-LAM should not be used as a screening test for active TB.

Except as specifically described below for people with HIV infection with low CD4 counts or
who are seriously ill, urine lateral flow (LF)-LAM should not be used for the diagnosis of TB.

ART should be started in all TB patients living with HIV regardless of CD4 count.

Infants and children living with HIV who have poor weight gain, fever or current cough, or who
have a history of contact with a person with TB, should be evaluated for TB and other diseases
that cause such symptoms. If TB disease is excluded after an appropriate clinical evaluation or
according to national guidelines, these children should be offered TB preventive treatment,
regardless of their age.