A 35-year-old HIV-positive woman from Zimbabwe with a CD4 count of 150 cells/µL is diagnosed with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis. She has not y...

Question

A 35-year-old HIV-positive woman from Zimbabwe with a CD4 count of 150 cells/µL is diagnosed with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis. She has not yet started antiretroviral therapy (ART). According to WHO guidelines, when should ART be initiated?

Accepted Answer

Start ART within 8 weeks of starting TB treatment

Answer

Defer ART until TB treatment is completed (6 months)

Answer

Start ART within 2 weeks of starting TB treatment

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Start ART simultaneously with TB treatment on day 1

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Defer ART until sputum culture conversion

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): HIV-TB Co-infection

A 35-year-old HIV-positive woman from Zimbabwe with a CD4 count of 150 cells/µL is diagnosed with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis. She has not yet started antiretroviral therapy (ART). According to WHO guidelines, when should ART be initiated?