inPractice® - Screening and Risk Factor Assessment

Guidelines on opportunistic infections recommend testing for latent TB infection at HIV diagnosis and annually thereafter in women with HIV infection and ongoing risk for acquiring TB (Management Guidelines)^{[CDC OI]}
Testing may be repeated in patients whose CD4+ cell count was < 200 cells/mm³ at initial screening but is ≥ 200 cells/mm³ on ART^{[CDC OI]}
WHO guidelines recommend that patients with HIV in resource-constrained settings should be screened for TB at each clinical interaction (Management Guidelines)^{[WHO HIV]}