| Title |
Tuberculosis in Antiretroviral Treatment Programs in Lower Income Countries: Availability and Use of Diagnostics and Screening
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0077697 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lukas Fenner, Marie Ballif, Claire Graber, Venerandah Nhandu, Jean Claude Dusingize, Claudia P. Cortes, Gabriela Carriquiry, Kathryn Anastos, Daniela Garone, Eefje Jong, Joachim Charles Gnokoro, Omar Sued, Samuel Ajayi, Lameck Diero, Kara Wools-Kaloustian, Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul, Barbara Castelnuovo, Charlotte Lewden, Nicolas Durier, Timothy R. Sterling, Matthias Egger |
| Abstract |
In resource-constrained settings, tuberculosis (TB) is a common opportunistic infection and cause of death in HIV-infected persons. TB may be present at the start of antiretroviral therapy (ART), but it is often under-diagnosed. We describe approaches to TB diagnosis and screening of TB in ART programs in low- and middle-income countries. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Argentina | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 102 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 21 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 22 | 21% |
| Unknown | 16 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 46 | 43% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 15 | 14% |
| Unknown | 18 | 17% |