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- HIV is the most significant factor known to increase the risk of TB infection, progression to active TB, and poor TB outcomes.
- TB kills more HIV infected persons than any other infectious disease.
- It is very important to screen all persons with HIV disease for TB infection and disease as well as to screen TB patients for HIV infection.
- In keeping with the WHO Three I’s strategy, persons with HIV infection who, after careful evaluation, do not have active tuberculosis, should be treated for latent tuberculosis infection with isoniazid prevention therapy (IPT).
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