Evaluation of the World Health Organization algorithm for the diagnosis of HIV-associated sputum smear-negative tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 919-924

  Wilson, D ^a,b   Mbhele, L ^a   Badri, M ^c   Morroni, C ^c   Nachega, J ^c,d,e   Chaisson, R E ^d,e   Maartens, G ^c  

^a EDENDALE HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d Johns Hopkins Bloomberg   (South Africa)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Performance; Smear negative tuberculosis; WHO recommendations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMEAR NEGATIVE TUBERCULOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79958726865     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0440     Document Type: Article

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