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Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT)
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Therapy with isoniazid (usually self-administered for 6 months) to prevent development of tuberculosis.
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Self-administered therapy with isoniazid (usually selfadministered for 6 months) to prevent development of TB disease in individuals who do not have active TB; limited to individuals at high risk of progressing from TB infection to disease, such as young children and HIV-infected children and adults.
From: WHO
Year: 2010
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