A Clinical Algorithm to Identify HIV Patients at High Risk for Incident Active Tuberculosis: A Prospective 5-Year Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Predicting the risk of tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV (PLHIV) using a single test is currently not possible. We aimed to develop and validate a clinical algorithm, using baseline CD4 cell counts, HIV viral load (pVL), and interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA), to identify PL...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lee, Susan Shin-Jung, Lin, Hsi-Hsun, Tsai, Hung-Chin, Su, Ih-Jen, Yang, Chin-Hui, Sun, Hsin-Yun, Hung, Chien-Chin, Sy, Cheng-Len, Wu, Kuan-Sheng, Chen, Jui-Kuang, Chen, Yao-Shen, Fang, Chi-Tai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4539234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26280669
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135801

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4539234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26280669
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135801

Ejemplares similares