High Yield of Active Tuberculosis Case Finding Among HIV-Infected Patients Using Xpert MTB/RIF Testing | Zendy

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High Yield of Active Tuberculosis Case Finding Among HIV-Infected Patients Using Xpert MTB/RIF Testing

Author(s) -

Russell R. Kempker,

Nikoloz Chkhartishvili,

Inga Kinkladze,

Marcos C. Schechter,

Kristin R V Harrington,

Nino Rukhadze,

Lela Dzigua,

Tengiz Tserstvadze,

Carlos del Rı́o,

Henry M. Blumberg,

Nestani Tukvadze

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofz233

Subject(s) - medicine , sputum , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , isoniazid , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sputum culture , active tuberculosis , hepatitis c , gastroenterology , immunology , pathology

Our findings highlight the high prevalence of TB among newly diagnosed HIV-infected patients in an area with high rates of drug-resistant TB and the utility of an active case finding strategy for TB diagnosis.

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