Performance of Clinical Screening Algorithms for Tuberculosis Intensified Case Finding among People Living with HIV in Western Kenya.

Surbhi ModiJoseph S CavanaughRay W ShiraishiHeather L AlexanderKimberly D McCarthyBarbara BurmenHellen MuttaiChad M HeiligAllyn K NakashimaKevin P Cain
Published in: PloS one (2016)
Clinical screening missed approximately 25% of laboratory-confirmed TB cases among all PLHIV and more than 70% among HIV-infected pregnant women. National HIV programs should evaluate the feasibility of laboratory-based screening for TB, such as a single Xpert MTB/RIF test for all PLHIV, especially pregnant women, at enrollment in HIV services.