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‘If at first you don't succeed, try again’. Looking beyond the initial results of a failed tuberculosis diagnosis

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: We report the outcome of investigations conducted in 73 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected Ugandan adults presumed to have pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Following initial investigations, 32 of 73 patients were diagnosed with PTB. Of the remaining 41 patients initially classified as 'non-PTB', six had a delayed PTB diagnosis after a median of 6 weeks. Of the six patients lost to follow-up, four (66%) were reported to have died. Active tracking and close monitoring of HIV-infected patients presumed to have PTB independently of initial investigation results may reduce morbidity and mortality among this vulnerable patient group.

Source: Public Health Action

DOI: 10.5588/pha.15.0029

Authors: A. von Braun, C. Sekaggya, L. Henning, R Nakijoba, A. Kambugu, J. Fehr, B. Castelnuovo

Institutions: University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University

Language: English

Topic: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2412917728

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