A 40-year-old man with newly diagnosed HIV infection and a positive interferon-gamma release assay but normal chest X-ray has no symptoms. He has neve...

Question

A 40-year-old man with newly diagnosed HIV infection and a positive interferon-gamma release assay but normal chest X-ray has no symptoms. He has never been treated for TB. What is the most appropriate management of his TB status?

Accepted Answer

Treat latent TB infection with an appropriate regimen such as isoniazid-rifapentine

Answer

No treatment is required because chest X-ray is normal

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Start standard 4-drug TB therapy for 6 months

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Repeat IGRA in 1 year and defer action

Answer

Offer BCG vaccination

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Latent tuberculosis infection in HIV

A 40-year-old man with newly diagnosed HIV infection and a positive interferon-gamma release assay but normal chest X-ray has no symptoms. He has never been treated for TB. What is the most appropriate management of his TB status?