Screening for tuberculosis in adults with advanced HIV infection prior to preventive therapy

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dc.contributor.authorMohammed A.
dc.contributor.authorEhrlich R.
dc.contributor.authorWood R.
dc.contributor.authorCilliers F.
dc.contributor.authorMaartens G.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:53:52Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:53:52Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractIt is important to exclude tuberculosis prior to preventive therapy, but this can be difficult in patients with symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. Patients with clinically advanced HIV disease were screened for active tuberculosis using a symptom questionnaire, measured weight loss, chest radiography, sputum microscopy and culture prior to receiving tuberculosis preventive therapy. Tuberculosis was diagnosed in 11 of 129 patients screened. A simple screening instrument of two or more of the symptoms measured weight loss, cough, night sweats or fever, had a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 88.1%, and positive and negative predictive values of 44% and 100%, respectively.
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dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
dc.identifier.citation8
dc.identifier.citation6
dc.identifier.issn10273719
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/8857
dc.titleScreening for tuberculosis in adults with advanced HIV infection prior to preventive therapy
dc.typeArticle
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