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Operating Characteristics of a Tuberculosis Screening Tool for People Living with HIV in Out-Patient HIV Care and Treatment Services, Rwanda

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2016

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Kenneth Turinawe, Greet Vandebriel, David Lowrance, François Uwinkindi, Philippe R. Mutwa, Kimberly R. Boer, Grace Mutembayire, David Tugizimana, Sabin Nsanzimana, Eric Pevzner,
PLoS ONE

Abstract

TB prevalence among PLHIV newly enrolling into HIV care and treatment was 65 times greater than the overall population prevalence. However, the performance of the tool was poorer than the predicted performance of the WHO recommended TB screening questions.

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