Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of tuberculosis diagnostic tools among HIV positive patients: A cross-sectional study

Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of tuberculosis diagnostic tools among HIV positive patients: A cross-sectional study

Background & Aim: Tuberculosis is the major cause of morbidity and mortality among HIV patients. Thus, early diagnosis of Tuberculosis among these patients is important. The purpose of the present study was to determine the Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV and NPV for tools of diagnosing TB among...

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Main Authors: Yousef Alimohamadi, Parvin Afsar-kazerooni, Mojtaba Sepandi, Shahla Chaichian, Hamidreza Tabatabaee, Zahra Kashi, Manije Alimohammadi, Firooz Esmaeilzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Subjects:
co-infection
HIV/AIDS
sputum culture
sputum smear
Tuberculosis
Online Access:https://jbe.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jbe/article/view/209

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