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Tuberculosis Detection among Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection using Osborne’s Criteria

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: The mortality due to tuberculosis is high among the human immunodeficiency virus HIV -infected children A confirmative diagnosis of tuberculosis is difficult to obtain especially in a resource-limited setting A clinician might therefore go for the diagnostic criteria with higher sensitivity to avoid under-diagnosis and delayed treatment The diagnosis of probable tuberculosis by Osborne s method is a good option in such a situation The present study includes 42 HIV-infected subjects diagnosed with probable tuberculosis using Osborne s method During a treatment period of 6-9 months 39 91 felt better 28 67 gained weight and 2 4 7 died

Source: Global Journal of Medical Research

Authors: S. R. Daga, Vikram Sheel Kumar, Sandeep B. Patil, Madhuri P. Agrawal

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: W2921892304

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