Tuberculosis in antiretroviral treatment programs in lower income countries: availability and use of diagnostics and screening.

Fenner, L; Ballif, M; Graber, C; Nhandu, V; Dusingize, J C; Cortes, C P; Carriquiry, G; Anastos, K; Garone, D; Jong, E; Gnokoro, J C; Sued, O; Ajayi, S; Diero, L; Wools-Kaloustian, K; Kiertiburanakul, S; Castelnuovo, B; Lewden, C; Durier, N; Sterling, T R; Egger, M

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Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland ; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland ; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

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2013-10-17

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PloS One

Abstract

In resource-constrained settings, tuberculosis (TB) is a common opportunistic infection and cause of death in HIV-infected persons. TB may be present at the start of antiretroviral therapy (ART), but it is often under-diagnosed. We describe approaches to TB diagnosis and screening of TB in ART programs in low- and middle-income countries.

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24147059

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1932-6203