Open AccessPoint-of-Care Ultrasound Predictors for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in HIV-Positive Patients Presenting to an Emergency Center
Author(s) -
D.J. van Hoving,
Andre P. Kenge,
Gary Maartens,
Graeme Meintjes
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002279
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pericardial effusion , prospective cohort study , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , emergency department , surgery , pathology , immunology , psychiatry
The performance of point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) to diagnose HIV-associated tuberculosis has not been evaluated in large prospective studies. We determined the diagnostic accuracy of individual PoCUS features, performed an external validation of the focused assessment with sonography for HIV/TB (FASH) protocol, and determined independent PoCUS predictors of HIV-associated tuberculosis appropriate for use by emergency center practitioners.