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

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

The World Health Organization (WHO) 2010 guidelines for intensified tuberculosis (TB) case finding (ICF) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) includes a recommendation that PLHIV receive routine TB screening. Since 2005, the Rwandan Ministry of Health has been using a five-question screening tool. O...

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Main Authors: Kenneth Turinawe, Greet Vandebriel, David W Lowrance, Francois Uwinkindi, Philippe Mutwa, Kimberly R Boer, Grace Mutembayire, David Tugizimana, Sabin Nsanzimana, Eric Pevzner, Andrea A Howard, Michel Gasana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5042481?pdf=render

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