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2.0 Aims of TB treatment

BHIVA treatment guidelines for TB/HIV infection

It should be noted that the treatment of tuberculosis has benefits not only for the individual but also to the community.

The aim of TB therapy is:

  1. To cure the patient of TB; and
  2. To minimize the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, to both immune suppressed and immune competent persons.