TB is the most common opportunistic infection seen in patients infected with HIV and is the most common cause of death globally in people with HIV
WHO recommends a strategy of integrated service delivery, including HIV interventions among patients with TB and TB interventions among patients with HIV
Transmission of Tuberculosis
TB is transmitted via inhalation of respiratory droplets from individuals with untreated or ineffectively treated TB
Transmission in health facilities is an important route of infection for patients in high-burden settings
Healthcare workers are at heightened risk of infection because of frequent contact with patients with infectious TB