A clinical scoring system to prioritise investigation for tuberculosis among adults attending HIV clinics in South Africa.

A clinical scoring system to prioritise investigation for tuberculosis among adults attending HIV clinics in South Africa.

<h4>Background</h4>The World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation for regular tuberculosis (TB) screening of HIV-positive individuals with Xpert MTB/RIF as the first diagnostic test has major resource implications.<h4>Objective</h4>To develop a diagnostic prediction model...

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Main Authors: Yasmeen Hanifa, Katherine L Fielding, Violet N Chihota, Lungiswa Adonis, Salome Charalambous, Nicola Foster, Alan Karstaedt, Kerrigan McCarthy, Mark P Nicol, Nontobeko T Ndlovu, Edina Sinanovic, Faieza Sahid, Wendy Stevens, Anna Vassall, Gavin J Churchyard, Alison D Grant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0181519&type=printable

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