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The proportions of people living with HIV in low and middle-income countries who test tuberculin skin test positive using either a 5mm or a 10mm cut-off: a systematic review

Author: Kerkhoff, Andrew ; Gupta, Ankur ; Samandari, Taraz ; Lawn, Stephen Date: 2013 BACKGROUND:A positive tuberculin skin test (TST) is often defined by skin induration of [greater than or equal to]10mm in people who are HIV-seronegative. However, to increase sensitivity for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection ... Read more c b
Systematic review of TST responses in people living with HIV in under-resourced settings: implications for isoniazid preventive therapy

Author: Kerkhoff, Andrew D ; Kranzer, Katharina ; Samandari, Taraz ; Nakiyingi-Miiro, Jessica ; Whalen, Christopher C ; Harries, Anthony D ; Lawn, Stephen D Date: 2012 BACKGROUND: People living with HIV (PLWH) who have positive tuberculin skin tests (TST) benefit from isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) whereas those testing TST-negative do not. Revised World Health Organization guidelines explicitly state ... Read more c b

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