A 30-year-old asylum seeker from Eritrea presents with night sweats, cough, and upper lobe cavitation on CXR. Sputum is ZN-positive. He also has an un...

Question

A 30-year-old asylum seeker from Eritrea presents with night sweats, cough, and upper lobe cavitation on CXR. Sputum is ZN-positive. He also has an unrelated positive HIV test. His CD4 is 350 cells/µL. According to NICE NG33, what is the recommended TB treatment duration for HIV-positive patients with drug-sensitive pulmonary TB?

Accepted Answer

6 months (same as HIV-negative patients: 2RIPE/4RI)

Answer

4 months

Answer

12 months

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18 months

Answer

Lifelong treatment

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): TB Duration in HIV