Document

Guidance for national tuberculosis and HIV programmes on the management of tuberculosis in HIV-infected children: Recommendations for a public health approach

Author: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and World Health Organisation
Recommended citation: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and World Health Organisation. Guidance for national tuberculosis and HIV programmes on the management of tuberculosis in HIV-infected children: Recommendations for a public health approach. 2010. http://www.theunion.org/what-we-do/publications/english/pub_tbhivchildfinaldoc_webversion2.pdf.
Published: 2010

Description

This guidance document produced by The Union and in partnership with WHO was developed to assist health care workers of national TB and HIV control programs in resource-limited settings in preventing, diagnosing and treating TB in HIV-infected children. Topics covered in the document, as laid out by the Union, include: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, special circumstances, prevention, supportive services, infection control and management issues.