Optimal Testing Choice and Diagnostic Strategies for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among US-Born People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

April C PettitJason E StoutRobert BelknapConstance A BensonMarie Nancy SéraphinMichael LauzardoDavid J HorneRichard S GarfeinFernanda MaruriChristine S Honull null

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)

LTBI prevalence among this cohort of US-born PLWH was low compared to non-US born persons. TSPOT's higher PPV may make it preferable for testing US-born PLWH at low risk for TB exposure and with high CD4+ counts.

Keyphrases

human immunodeficiency virus
gestational age
antiretroviral therapy
low birth weight
hepatitis c virus
hiv infected
hiv aids
mycobacterium tuberculosis
hiv positive
preterm infants
risk factors
emergency department
hiv testing
pulmonary tuberculosis