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

• मुख्य लेखकों: Philip Owiti (लेखक), Dickens Onyango (लेखक), Robina Momanyi (लेखक), Anthony D. Harries (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Abstract 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...