Tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment (or TPT) consists of a course of one or more anti-tuberculosis medicines given with the intention of preventing the development of TB disease. …

2024年9月9日 · The main changes from the first edition of the guidelines include a new, strong recommendation on TPT for contacts of multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB); …

TPT falls broadly into three categories: (i) isoniazid monotherapy for 6 or 9 months (6H or 9H), (ii) rifamycin-based shorter treatment and (iii) Lfx for 6 months (6Lfx) for people exposed to MDR/ …

TB preventive therapy (TPT) is given to people who have been exposed to TB infection (e.g., household contacts), who are infected with TB bacteria (i.e., people with latent disease), or …

2024年9月9日 · Its chapters cover critical steps in the programmatic management of TPT following the cascade of preventive care: identifying individuals at highest risk, testing for …

2023年12月2日 · Adults and adolescents living with HIV should be screened for TB according to a clinical algorithm. Those with a negative symptom screen are unlikely to have active TB and …

TB preventive treatment (TPT) can reduce the risk of individuals developing TB disease and is a powerful and necessary tool to end the global TB epidemic. TPT is, in short, treatment for TB …

Key point: Achievement of the UNHLM targets to provide TPT to at least 30 million individuals between 2018 and 2022, requires collective efforts and investments from governments, donors …

2024年3月21日 · TB preventive treatment (TPT) helps prevent TB disease and is recommended for persons at high risk for developing TB, including those with HIV. TPT, when taken with …

TPT 能預防結核病發作嗎？ 如果按照醫生的處方完成整個療程，TPT 可將罹患結核病的風險降低 90%。但仍有可能再次感染結核菌。如果您前往結核病高發地區，或經常接觸結核病患者，就 …