ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2019
High Yield of Active Tuberculosis Case Finding Among HIV-Infected Patients Using Xpert MTB/RIF Testing.
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- Tuberculosis screening among ambulatory people living with HIV: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of the number needed to screen for active TB among people living with HIV.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2021Pooled it
- Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert Ultra assays for screening for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults, irrespective of signs or symptoms.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Comparison of two diagnostic intervention packages for community-based active case finding for tuberculosis: an open-label randomized controlled trial.Nature medicine · 2023Trial
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- Incidence Rate and Risk Factors for Developing Active Tuberculosis Among People Living With HIV in Georgia 2019-2020 Cohort.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected People in China: A Retrospective, Single-Center Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2022Article
- The prevalence of hyperglycemia and its impact on mortality among people living with HIV in Georgia.PloS one · 2022Article
- Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis and associated factors among adults living with HIV/AIDS attending public hospitals in Shashamene Town, Oromia Region, South Ethiopia.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
- Delayed diagnosis of tuberculosis in persons living with HIV in Eastern Europe: associated factors and effect on mortality-a multicentre prospective cohort study.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Costs and cost-effectiveness of a comprehensive tuberculosis case finding strategy in Zambia.PloS one · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveConduct an active case finding study in Tbilisi, Georgia, for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) among people living with HIV (PLWH).
methodsNewly diagnosed HIV patients were assessed for symptoms and asked to submit sputum samples for smear microscopy, culture, and molecular diagnostic testing (Xpert MTB/RIF).
resultsAmong 276 PLWH, 131 agreed to participate and 103 submitted sputum samples. Most participants were male (70%) and mean age of 43 years. There were high rates of a positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody test (46%) and the median CD4 count was 122 cells/mm
conclusionOur findings highlight the high prevalence of TB among newly diagnosed HIV-infected patients in an area with high rates of drug-resistant TB and the utility of an active case finding strategy for TB diagnosis.
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