Lack of latent tuberculosis (TB) screening and delay in anti-retroviral therapy initiation in HIV-TB co-infection: an 11-year study in an intermediate TB-burden country

• Main Authors: Teng, Vannesa Yue May, Chua, Yan Ting, Lai, Eunice En Ni, Mukherjee, Shilpa, Michaels, Jessica, Wong, Chen Seong, Shen, Liang, Leo, Yee Sin, Young, Barnaby Edward, Archuleta, Sophia, Ong, Catherine W. M.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Tuberculosis; HIV
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153868
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Objectives: To examine the prevalence and characteristics of HIV-tuberculosis (TB) co-infected patients in Singapore, an intermediate TB-burden country. Methods: Retrospective data across 11 years was obtained from the National University Hospital (NUH), a quaternary hospital and the National Cen...