Appendix 1. Extract from the electronic TB register ( ETR.net ) of case records for all newly registered adult patients with drug sensitive TB who were treated in primary care TB clinics in Cape Town
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major comorbidity in HIV patients as well as a serious co-epidemic. Traditional detection methods are not effective or sensitive for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
TB, tuberculosis; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; OR, odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; CD4, CD4+ T-lymphocyte; variables for which p≤0.20 in bivariable analyses and po
Biomarkers are critical for rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and could benefit patients with AIDS where diagnosis of TB co-infection is challenging. Meta-analysis is an approach to combine the res
Results of mycobacterial and bacterial/viral cultures on biopsy specimens (TB Clinical Information CRF) Study Description Describes the demographic, clinical, immunologic, and virologic characteristic
