Scaling up intensified tuberculosis case finding in HIV clinics in Rwanda

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Uwinkindi, Francois ^a   Nsanzimana, Sabin ^a   Riedel, David J ^b   Muhayimpundu, Ribakare ^a   Remera, Eric ^a   Gasana, Michel ^a   Mutembayire, Grace ^a   Binagwaho, Agnes ^c  

^a RWANDA BIOMEDICAL CENTER   (Rwanda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

HIV; intensified tuberculosis case finding; Rwanda; screening; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RWANDA; SCREENING; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; REGISTRIES; RWANDA; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84901488729     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000128     Document Type: Conference Paper

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