8.4
Provision of ART in co-infected TB patients
National TB Management Guidelines, 2018 Edition. Chapter 8, TB and HIV.
Clinical description
- Regardless of CD4 count, all TB/HIV co-infected patients should be started on ART
within the first 2 weeks of TB treatment.
- If the TB/HIV co-infected patient is clinically stable, ART and TB treatment may be
started concurrently on the same day. ART should be started at least within 14 days of diagnosis.
- The ART regimen for TB patients initiating ART is a combination of tenofovir/
lamivudine/efavirenz [TDF/3TC/EFV (Regimen 5A)].
Refer to the 2016 Integrated National PMTCT/ ART Guidelines7 for additional details.
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