title: Detection of latent tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
abstract: This cross-sectional study of 110 individuals examined skin testing for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) after the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Skin test reactivity to one or more of four antigens was found in 98 out of 110 subjects (89%), and was maximal in those whose CD4 cell counts recovered to >= 100 cells/mm3. Skin testing is reliable for the identification or exclusion of LTBI once the CD4 cell count recovers to >= 100 cells/mm3.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University and Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Tamara L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Fisk
authors.forename: Hui-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hon
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lennox
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fordham von Reyn
authors.forename: C Robert
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Horsburgh
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012882:Skin Tests; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications*