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. 2021 Jul 17;8(8):ofab319. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab319

Table 2.

Summary of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Guidelines for People With HIV

Guidelines (Publication Date) 3HP 1HP 4Ra 3HRa 9H 6H
NTCA/CDC (February 2020) [19] Preferred (“as drug interactions allow”) No specific recommendation made “No evidence is available” in PWH Preferred (“as drug interactions allow”) Alternative Alternative
DHHS HIV Adult ART (December 2019) [20] Preferred (only for patients on RAL- or EFV-based regimens) No specific recommendation made Preferred (“pay careful attention to potential DDIs with specific ARV drugs”) No specific recommendation made Preferred Preferred
DHHS OI (September 2019) [14] Alternative (only for patients on RAL- or EFV-based regimens) No specific recommendation made Alternative No specific recommendation made Preferred No specific recommendation made
WHO TB Preventative Therapy (2020) [1] Preferred Alternative Alternative Preferred Preferred Preferred
EACS (2020) [15] Listed option, but RPT not yet approved by EMA Listed option, but RPT not yet approved by EMA Preferred (“check interactions with ARVs”) Preferred (“check interactions with ARVs”) Preferred (“consider in high-prevalent TB countries”) Preferred

Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; ARV, antiretroviral; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; DHHS, US Department of Health and Human Services; EACS, European AIDS Clinical Society; EMA, European Medicines Agency; EFV, efavirenz; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; NTCA, National Tuberculosis Controller’s Association; OI, opportunist infection; PWH, people with HIV; RAL, raltegravir; TB, tuberculosis; WHO, World Health Organization; 6H, 6 months of daily isoniazid (INH); 9H, 9 months of daily INH; 1HP, 1 month of daily INH + rifapentine (RPT); 3HP, 3 months of weekly INH + RPT; 3HR, 3 months of daily INH + rifampin (RIF); 4R, 4 months of daily RIF.

aThe NTCA/CDC, DHHS HIV Adult ART, and EACS guidelines note that RIF may be replaced by rifabutin to accommodate potential drug-drug interactions, and pharmacokinetic studies suggest that this may be reasonable. However, there are no formal guideline-based recommendations for the 4Rbt or 3HRbt regimens due to a lack of data on clinical efficacy.