An Algorithm for Tuberculosis Screening and Diagnosis in People with HIV

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 362; no. 8; pp. 707 - 716
• Main Authors: Cain, Kevin P, McCarthy, Kimberly D, Heilig, Charles M, Monkongdee, Patama, Tasaneeyapan, Theerawit, Kanara, Nong, Kimerling, Michael E, Chheng, Phalkun, Thai, Sopheak, Thai, Le Hung, Sar, Borann, Phanuphak, Praphan, Phanuphak, Nittaya, Teeratakulpisarn, Nipat, Dung, Nguyen Huy, Quy, Hoang Thi, Varma, Jay K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Waltham, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 25.02.2010
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis; Algorithms; Bacterial diseases; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Cough - etiology; Drug therapy; Female; General aspects; HIV; HIV Infections - complications; Human bacterial diseases; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human subjects; Humans; Infectious diseases; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Mortality; Prevention and actions; Prospective Studies; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Radiography; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - complications; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis; Young Adult; Immunopathology; Retroviridae; AIDS; Mycobacterial infection; Medical screening; Immune deficiency; Lentivirus; Algorithm; Decision tree; Infection; Virus; Medicine; Tuberculosis; Viral disease; Bacteriosis; Diagnosis; Human immunodeficiency virus

Efficient, economical screening for active tuberculosis in resource-poor environments is a challenge. Screening is particularly important when there is coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and therefore concomitant consideration of initiation of antiretroviral therapy and the risk of...