Improving Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in People Living with HIV: the ID-TB/HIV Study Dataset

Data were collected as part of a prospective, cross-sectional study of 2,009 enrolled participants recruited from 4 healthcare settings in Cambodia, 1 in Thailand, and 3 in Vietnam from September 2006 through July 2008. Eligible participants were ≥7 years of age, not screened for TB in last 3 months, had not received TB treatment or isoniazid therapy within the last year, and not on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV. After participants gave consent, they were administered a standardized, paper-based questionnaire supplemented by medical chart review assessing demographic characteristics, HIV risk factors, medical history and symptoms of illness); provided a physical examination and chest radiography; and participants provided sputum, blood, urine, stool samples, and lymph node aspirates (if indicated) for testing. The primary outcome was to construct algorithms for TB screening and diagnosis prior to initiation of ART and compare findings with the 2007 World Health Organization (WHO) algorithm used for TB screening and diagnosis in people with HIV.