Open AccessTuberculosis symptom screening for children and adolescents living with HIV in six high HIV/TB burden countries in Africa
Author(s) -
Bryan Vonasek,
Alexander Kay,
Tara Devezin,
Jason Bacha,
Peter N. Kazembe,
Dilsher Dhillon,
Sandile Dlamini,
Heather Haq,
Lineo Thahane,
Katie Simon,
Mogomotsi Matshaba,
Jill Sanders,
Mercy Minde,
Sebastian Wanless,
Phoebe Nyasulu,
Anna M. Mandalakas
Publication year - 2020
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.0000000000002715
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , pediatrics , tanzania , cohort , odds ratio , medical record , retrospective cohort study , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , pathology , environmental science , environmental planning
The WHO recommends that children and adolescents living with HIV (CALHIV) complete TB symptom screening at every clinical encounter but evidence supporting this recommendation is limited. We evaluated the performance of the recommended TB symptom screening in six high-burden TB/HIV countries.