Systematic LTBI testing and treatment is not recommended for people with diabetes, people
who engage in the harmful use of alcohol, tobacco smokers and underweight people, unless
they also belong to other risk groups included in the above recommendations.

Adults and adolescents living with HIV who are unlikely to have active TB should receive TB
preventive treatment as part of a comprehensive package of HIV care. Treatment should be
given to those on antiretroviral treatment, to pregnant women and to those who have previously
been treated for TB, irrespective of the degree of immunosuppression and even if LTBI testing
is unavailable.

For people with severe mental disorders and TB, non-pharmacological (social, psychological) management
should be considered in accordance with the WHO guidelines for the treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis
and patient care and the WHO treatment guidelines for drug-resistant tuberculosis.

For people with severe mental disorders and TB, pharmacological management should be considered in
accordance with the WHO guidelines for the treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis and patient care and the
WHO treatment guidelines for drug-resistant tuberculosis.

All pregnant women with active TB should
receive multiple micronutrient supplements that
contain iron and folic acid and other vitamins and
minerals, according to the United Nations Multiple
Micronutrient Preparation, to complement their
maternal micronutrient needs.

A daily multiple micronutrient supplement at 1×
recommended nutrient intake should be provided
in situations where fortified or supplementary foods
should have been provided in accordance with
standard management of moderate undernutrition
but are unavailable.

Patients with active multidrug-resistant TB and
moderate undernutrition should be provided with
locally available nutrient-rich or fortified supplementary
foods, as necessary to restore normal nutritional status.

Pregnant women with active TB and moderate
undernutrition, or with inadequate weight gain,
should be provided with locally available nutrient-rich or fortified supplementary foods, as necessary to
achieve an average weekly minimum weight gain of
approximately 300 g in the second and third trimesters.

Children who are less than 5 years of age with active
TB and moderate undernutrition should be managed
as any other children with moderate undernutrition.
This includes provision of locally available nutrient-rich or fortified supplementary foods, in order to
restore appropriate weight-for-height.

School-age children and adolescents (5 to 19 years),
and adults, including lactating women, with active
TB and moderate undernutrition, who fail to
regain normal body mass index after 2 months of TB
treatment, as well as those who are losing weight
during TB treatment, should be evaluated for
adherence and comorbid conditions. They should
also receive nutrition assessment and counselling
and, if indicated, be provided with locally available
nutrient-rich or fortified supplementary foods as