The development and validation of a diagnostic scoring system to differentiate pulmonary tuberculosis from non-tuberculosis pulmonary infections in HIV-infected patients with severe immune suppression

The development and validation of a diagnostic scoring system to differentiate pulmonary tuberculosis from non-tuberculosis pulmonary infections in HIV-infected patients with severe immune suppression

Abstract Background It remains challenging to differentiate tuberculosis (TB) from non-TB pulmonary infections in HIV-infected patients. Herein, we developed a scoring system aimed to rapidly determine the likelihood of TB or non-TB pathology in HIV-infected patients presenting with pulmonary infect...

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Main Authors: Jing Ouyang, Jing Yuan, Yaling Chen, Yanming Zeng, Vijay Harypursat, Yanqiu Lu, Hui Chen, Yaokai Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Scoring system
Tuberculosis
Human immunodeficiency virus
Diagnosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06552-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06552-3

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