Effectiveness of screening for tuberculosis in HIV: a pragmatic clinical trial

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To verify the effectiveness of screening for tuberculosis (TB) on all-cause mortality and tuberculosis cases in newly diagnosed HIV-infected patients through a clinical algorithm based on recommendations of the World Health Organization. METHODS: From March 2014 to April 2016,...

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Main Authors: Marcela Lopes Santos, Joanna d’Arc Lyra Batista, Cynthia Braga, Adriana Paula da Silva, Magda Maruza, Wayner Vieira Souza, Maria Rosimery de Carvalho, Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira-Filha, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2021-07-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102021000100237&tlng=en