Evaluation of a point-of-care tuberculosis test-and-treat algorithm on early mortality in people with HIV accessing antiretroviral therapy (TB Fast Track study): study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Early mortality for HIV-positive people starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains high in resource-limited settings, with tuberculosis the most important cause. Existing rapid diagnostic tests for tuberculosis lack sensitivity among HIV-positive people, and consequently, tuberculosis...

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Autores principales: Fielding, Katherine L, Charalambous, Salome, Hoffmann, Christopher J, Johnson, Suzanne, Tlali, Mpho, Dorman, Susan E, Vassall, Anna, Churchyard, Gavin J, Grant, Alison D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4394596/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25872501
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0650-0

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