Tuberculosis in Antiretroviral Treatment Programs in Lower Income Countries: Availability and Use of Diagnostics and Screening

• Main Authors: Lukas Fenner, Marie Ballif, Claire Graber, Venerandah Nhandu, Jean Claude Dusingize, Claudia P. Cortes, Gabriela Carriquiry, Kathryn Anastos, Daniela Garone, Eefje Jong, Joachim Charles Gnokoro, Omar Sued, Samuel Ajayi, Lameck Diero, Kara Wools-Kaloustian, Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul, Barbara Castelnuovo, Charlotte Lewden, Nicolas Durier, Timothy R. Sterling, Matthias Egger
• Other Authors: Institut fur Sozial- und Praventivmedizin
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/30967
• Institution: Mahidol University

Objectives:In resource-constrained settings, tuberculosis (TB) is a common opportunistic infection and cause of death in HIV-infected persons. TB may be present at the start of antiretroviral therapy (ART), but it is often under-diagnosed. We describe approaches to TB diagnosis and screening of TB i...