Effect of antiretroviral therapy on the diagnostic accuracy of symptom screening for intensified tuberculosis case finding in a South African HIV clinic

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Molebogeng X Rangaka Robert Wilkinson Judith R Glynn Andrew Boulle Gilles van Cutsem Rene Goliath Shaheed Mathee Gary Maartens
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Abstract

Current symptom screening algorithms for intensified tuberculosis case finding or prior to isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were derived from antiretroviral-naive cohorts. There is a need to validate screening algorithms in patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART).

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Journal Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume 55
Issue number 12
Pages 1698-1706
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Publisher website (DOI) 10.1093/cid/cis775
Europe PubMed Central 22955441
Pubmed 22955441

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