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

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.