title: Clinical scoring system for paediatric tuberculosis in HIV-infected and non-infected children in Rio de Janeiro.
abstract: The scoring system for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) used in Brazil has already been validated in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) negative tuberculous children. Here we studied HIV-positive children. The individuals were divided into four groups: 1) tuberculous infection; 2) other pulmonary diseases; 3a) pulmonary TB and 3b)pulmonary TB and HIV. Group 3a had a significantly higher score than Groups 1 and 2, and Group 1 had a higher score than Group 2. Scores for Group 3b were lower than for Group 3a, although they were still >30 points, which is enough to establish a TB diagnosis (P = 0.0005). The system was useful for the diagnosis of pulmonary TB in HIV-negative and -positive children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Fluminense Federal University, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pedrozo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sant'Anna
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Fátima March
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lucena
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*