Screening for Tuberculosis With Xpert MTB/RIF Assay Versus Fluorescent Microscopy Among Adults Newly Diagnosed With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Rural Malawi: A Cluster Randomized Trial (Chepetsa)

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of death among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected individuals globally. Screening for TB at the point of HIV diagnosis with a high-sensitivity assay presents an opportunity to reduce mortality. METHODS: We performed a cluster randomize...

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Publié dans:Clin Infect Dis
Auteurs principaux: Ngwira, Lucky G, Corbett, Elizabeth L, Khundi, McEwen, Barnes, Grace L, Nkhoma, Austin, Murowa, Michael, Cohn, Silvia, Moulton, Lawrence H, Chaisson, Richard E, Dowdy, David W
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Langue:Inglês
Publié: Oxford University Press 2019
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6769397/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30059995
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy590
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