Antituberculosis treatment should be initiated first, followed by ART as soon as possible within the
first 8 weeks of treatment. Those HIV positive TB patients with profound immunosuppression (e.g. CD4 counts less than 50 cells cells/ mm3) should receive ART immediately within the first 2 weeks of initiating TB treatment.
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