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The latent tuberculosis cascade-of-care among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mayara Lisboa BastosLuca MelnychukJonathon R CampbellSaeedeh Moayedi-NiaDick Menzies
Published in: PLoS medicine (2021)
Although substantial losses were seen in multiple stages of the cascade-of-care, the cumulative proportion of PLHIV completing TPT was higher than previously reported among other at-risk populations. The use of LTBI testing in PLHIV in low- and middle-income countries was associated with higher proportion of the cohorts initiating TPT and with similar rates of completion of TPT.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
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  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
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  • human immunodeficiency virus
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