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Systematic Review of TST Responses in People Living with HIV in Under-Resourced Settings: Implications for Isoniazid Preventive Therapy

BACKGROUND: People living with HIV (PLWH) who have positive tuberculin skin tests (TST) benefit from isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) whereas those testing TST-negative do not. Revised World Health Organization guidelines explicitly state that assessment of TST is not a requirement for initiation...

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Autores principales: Kerkhoff, Andrew D., Kranzer, Katharina, Samandari, Taraz, Nakiyingi-Miiro, Jessica, Whalen, Christopher C., Harries, Anthony D., Lawn, Stephen D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3507950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23209621
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049928