Open AccessPredictive Value of Anemia for Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Patients in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author(s) -
Andrew D. Kerkhoff,
Robin Wood,
Monica Vogt,
Stephen D. Lawn
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000000091
Subject(s) - medicine , anemia , sputum , tuberculosis , gastroenterology , hemoglobin , urine , immunology , pathology
The relationship between anemia and undiagnosed tuberculosis (TB) in patients living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is incompletely defined. We assessed the prevalence of TB among those with HIV-related anemia and evaluated new means of rapid TB diagnosis.