Screening and testing for tuberculosis among the HIV-infected: outcomes from a large HIV programme in western Kenya

BACKGROUND: People living with HIV (PLHIV) are at increased risk of tuberculosis (TB). TB is also the leading opportunistic infection contributing to about one-third of deaths in this population. The World Health Organization recommends regular screening for TB in PLHIV. Those identified to have any...

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Autores principales: Owiti, Philip, Onyango, Dickens, Momanyi, Robina, Harries, Anthony D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6323798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30621655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6334-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6323798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30621655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6334-4

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