Performance of symptom-based tuberculosis screening among people living with HIV: Not as great as hoped

Performance of symptom-based tuberculosis screening among people living with HIV: Not as great as hoped

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to determine the diagnostic performance of the symptom-based tuberculosis (TB) screening questionnaire recommended by WHO for people living with HIV (PLWH) in resource-limited settings, among adults off and on antiretroviral therapy (ART). DESIGN...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Khan, F., Verkuijl, S., Parrish, A., Chikwava, Fadzai, Ntumy, R., El-Sadr, W., Howard, A.A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS 2014
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Virology
antiretroviral therapy
HIV
resource-limited settings
screening
tuberculosis
ISONIAZID PREVENTIVE THERAPY
ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY
SOUTH-AFRICA
INFECTED PERSONS
TRANSMISSION
IMPLEMENTATION
BARRIERS
CLINICS
TRIAL
RISK
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86651

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