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All children with persistent fever with/without cough for two or more weeks; close contact with TB patients in the last 2 years; unexplained sudden weight loss or signs of malnutrition despite good nutrition, should be subjected to Chest X-ray (CXR).

DR TB with HIV Co-infection

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Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) can affect people living with HIV (PLHIV) and cause a co-infection of both DR-TB and HIV. Compared to HIV-negative persons, PLHIV have a 24% higher risk of contracting multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). As per the Global TB Report 2021, India has a dual high burden of HIV and DR-TB.

Multi/extensively drug-resistant (M/XDR)-TB may be associated with HIV due to:

F-ICTC

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Facility-integrated Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre (F-ICTC) takes HIV Counselling and Testing Services (HCTS ) closer to the people, increasing the uptake of services while reducing transportation costs and waiting times. F-ICTC s can be mobile or fixed.

Reporting of ICF activities among PLHIV

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Recording and Reporting of Intensive Case Finding (ICF) among People Living with HIV (PLHIV)

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