Open AccessC-reactive protein as a screening test for HIV-associated pulmonary tuberculosis prior to antiretroviral therapy in South Africa
Author(s) -
Adrienne E. Shapiro,
Ting Hong,
Sabina Govere,
Hilary Thulare,
Mahomed-Yunus S. Moosa,
Afton Dorasamy,
Carole L. Wallis,
Connie Celum,
J Grosset,
Paul K. Drain
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000001902
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , cohort , c reactive protein , ambulatory , confidence interval , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , constitutional symptoms , cohort study , immunology , gastroenterology , pathology , disease , inflammation
There is an urgent need for more accurate screening tests for tuberculosis(TB). We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of C-reactive protein (CRP) as a screening test for active TB in HIV-infected ambulatory adults.