13.2 Criteria for TB/HIV Referral

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13.2.1 PLHIV and high risk group for TB screening

  • All HIV-positive patients
  • Suspected TB cases among the high-risk groups
  • Immediate family, partners and contacts of HIV positive patients.

13.2.2 TB patients for HIV screening:

  • In 23 high priority districts
    • All TB cases should be screened for HIV
    • All DR TB cases should be screened for HIV
  • In other districts, the following should be screened for HIV:
    • TB with history of high-risk behavior (IDU, unsafe blood transfusion, sex workers,
    • migrant workers, H/o STI, MSM, transgender/ Hijra)
    • Complicated extra-pulmonary TB, Relapse and treatment failure cases
    • Clinical suspects of HIV infection
    • Children of mothers known to be HIV-positive
    • DR TB Patients