How well does the process of screening and diagnosis work for HIV-infected persons identified with presumptive tuberculosis who are attending HIV care and treatment clinics in Harare city, Zimbabwe? | Zendy

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How well does the process of screening and diagnosis work for HIV-infected persons identified with presumptive tuberculosis who are attending HIV care and treatment clinics in Harare city, Zimbabwe?

Author(s) -

Kudakwashe C Takarinda,

Regis C. Choto,

Charles Sandy,

Tsitsi Apollo,

Clemence Duri,

Freeman Dube,

Amon Mpofu,

Collins Timire,

Owen Mugurungi,

Victor Makaza,

Roy Tapera,

Anthony Harries

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725

H-Index - 105

eISSN - 1878-3503

pISSN - 0035-9203

DOI - 10.1093/trstmh/try073

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , sputum , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , family medicine , pathology

Intensified TB case finding is recommended for all HIV-infected persons regularly attending HIV care and treatment clinics. The authors aimed to determine how well this system worked among HIV-infected patients diagnosed with presumptive TB in 14 health facilities of Harare province, Zimbabwe, between January and December 2016.

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