title: Intensified tuberculosis case finding among people living with the human immunodeficiency virus in a hospital clinic in Ethiopia.
abstract: Intensified tuberculosis case finding (ICF) is used in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) to reduce the burden of tuberculosis (TB). We conducted a retrospective study in 300 PLHIV attending an HIV care clinic in Ethiopia to assess ICF performance during a 12-month period. Between 80% and 95% of patients were screened for TB at enrolment and at each 3-month follow-up visit. Thirty-four (11%) patients were diagnosed with TB, of whom 27 (79%) were identified in the first 6 months. This study assessed serial ICF in routine settings, showing that TB screening had its largest diagnostic yield in the first 6 months.
authors.affiliation: International Centre for AIDS Care and Treatment Programme, Columbia University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. davassefa@yahoo.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Assefa
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Melaku
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gadissa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Negash
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Hinderaker
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Harries
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*