Diagnosis and clinical outcomes of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in antiretroviral therapy programmes in low- and middle-income countries: a multicohort study.
Kathrin ZürcherMarie BallifSasisopin KiertiburanakulHenri ChenalMarcel YotebiengBeatriz Gilda Jegerhorn GrinsztejnDenna M MkwashapiTimothy R SterlingKapella M NgonyaniAnna M MandalakasMatthias EggerApril C PettitLukas Fennernull nullPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2020)
Diagnosis of EPTB and PTB at ART programmes in LMIC was mainly based on clinical criteria. Greater availability and usage of TB diagnostic tests would improve the diagnosis and clinical outcomes of both EPTB and PTB.