3.3.9. Other issues related to TB preventive treatment in children and adolescents

The management of babies born to women with TB is covered in Section 7.2. The main implications of TPT for the choice of ART in children and adolescents living with HIV are covered in Section 7.1

For other issues related to TPT in children and adolescents, including management of adverse events, drug–drug interactions, provision of TPT in special populations and situations, and monitoring and evaluation, see the WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis. Module 1: prevention – tuberculosis preventive treatment (15).

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