Screening and testing for tuberculosis among the HIV-infected

Outcomes from a large HIV programme in western Kenya

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15378167
AutoresPhilip Owiti (AMPATH, autor correspondente), Dickens Onyango (0000-0002-1634-0531, Great Lakes University of Kisumu), Robina Kerubo Momanyi (Moi University), Robina Momanyi, Anthony Harries (0000-0001-6113-9741, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Anthony D Harries
Ano2019
Volume19
Fascículo1
Páginas29-29
Data de publicação2019-01-08
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
EditoraBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-018-6334-4
PMID30621655
OpenAlexW2947234757
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas19

There were missed opportunities for screening and testing for TB. Screening was reduced by being on ART, having increased patient-encounters, the clinic setup, and by high patient volumes. HIV programmes should focus on quality of TB care in HIV clinics

Biostatistics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Medical record · Pathology · Population · Public health · Retrospective cohort study · Tuberculosis · Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis · Medicine · Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics