Evaluation of multi-antigen serological screening for active tuberculosis among people living with HIV

Volume: 15, Issue: 6, Pages: e0234130 - e0234130
Published: Jun 4, 2020
Abstract
Better triage tests for screening tuberculosis (TB) disease are needed for people living with HIV (PLHIV). We performed the first evaluation of a previously-validated 8-antigen serological panel to screen PLHIV for pulmonary TB in Kampala, Uganda. We selected a random 1:1 sample with and without TB (defined by sputum culture) from a cohort of PLHIV initiating antiretroviral therapy. We used a multiplex microbead immunoassay and an ensemble...
Paper Details
Title
Evaluation of multi-antigen serological screening for active tuberculosis among people living with HIV
Published Date
Jun 4, 2020
Journal
Volume
15
Issue
6
Pages
e0234130 - e0234130
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