Follow-up Monitoring for individuals taking TPT

Once Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment (TPT) is initiated, the individuals will be monitored by the doctor for clinical and laboratory parameters as shown below:

• Screening with 4 symptoms (4s) (cough, fever, night sweats and weight loss)
• Any side effects 

If any of the signs/ symptoms of TB emerge, the person may be referred to the Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Centre (DR-TBC) for further evaluation of active TB/ DR-TB disease. Such persons may be subjected to Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) and Line Probe Assay (LPA) for diagnosis of TB and DR-TB and appropriately managed if found to have developed active TB/ DR-TB disease.

Resources

• Guidelines for Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis in India, 2021.
• Consolidated Guidelines on Tuberculosis: Module 1: Prevention: Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment, 2020.

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