8.3
PITC for TB patients
National TB Management Guidelines, 2018 Edition. Chapter 8, TB and HIV.
Clinical description
- All presumptive TB cases and patients should be offered HIV testing and counselling
by health workers.
- HIV testing should be carried out if HIV status is unknown, was previously reported
as negative in the past 3 months or was refused or opted out of during the patient’s previous visit.
- If a patient reports having been previously tested for HIV but has no documented
evidence of this fact, the test should be repeated. All HIV-positive TB patients are entitled to quality HIV treatment, care and support services.
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