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1. Intensified Tuberculosis Case Finding Among HIV-lnfected Persons From a Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Shah, Santa, Demissie, Meaza, Lambert, Lauren, Ahmed, Jelaludin, Leulseged, Sileshi, Kebede, Tekeste, Melaku, Zenebe, Mengistu, Yohannes, Lemma, Eshetu, Wells, Charles D., Wuhib, Tadesse, and Nelson, Lisa J.

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*TUBERCULOSIS diagnosis, *HIV-positive persons, *SPUTUM microbiology, *DISEASES
Abstract

The article evaluates commonly available pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) screening tests using sputum bacteriology as a gold standard in HIV-infected persons who attended an urban voluntary counseling and testing clinic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It notes that all 438 HIV-infected persons underwent TB screening regardless of symptoms. It cites that the current Ethiopian national guidelines simulations showed 63% sensitivity and 83% specificity for diagnosing TB disease among study patients.

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2009
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