Sensitivity and specificity of CRP and symptom screening as tuberculosis screening tools among HIV-positive and negative outpatients at a primary healthcare facility in Lusaka, Zambia: a prospective cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the performance of point-of-care C-reactive protein (CRP) as a screening tool for tuberculosis (TB) using a threshold of 10 mg/L in both people living with HIV (PLHIV) and HIV-negative individuals and compare it to symptom screening using a composite reference for bacteriolog...

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Autores principales: Kagujje, Mary, Mwanza, Winnie, Somwe, Paul, Chilukutu, Lophina, Creswell, Jacob, Muyoyeta, Monde
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Public Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10124229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37072353
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061907

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10124229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37072353
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061907

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