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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...
Autores principales: | Owiti, Philip, Onyango, Dickens, Momanyi, Robina, Harries, Anthony D. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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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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