Tuberculosis in people newly diagnosed with HIV at a large HIV care and treatment center in Northwest Cameroon: Burden, comparative screening and diagnostic yields, and patient outcomes.
Eyongetah Tabenyang MbuFlorian SauterAlexander ZoufalyBarend M de C BronsvoortKenton L MorganJürgen NoeskeJean-Louis Foe AbenaMelissa S SanderPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Use of the most sensitive rapid diagnostic test available is critical in people newly diagnosed with HIV in this setting to maximize the detection of bacteriologically-confirmed TB. However, this intervention is not sufficient alone and should be combined with more comprehensive clinical diagnosis of TB to improve outcomes.
Keyphrases
- newly diagnosed
- antiretroviral therapy
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- hiv positive
- hiv aids
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- men who have sex with men
- randomized controlled trial
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- south africa
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- risk factors
- combination therapy
- skeletal muscle
- real time pcr
- insulin resistance
- glycemic control