title: 'Remote FASH' tele-sonography - a novel tool to assist diagnosing HIV-associated extrapulmonary tuberculosis in remote areas.
abstract: Diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is complex, especially in HIV positive patients. Ultrasound can aid diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB (EPTB), but experienced sonographers are often not available in endemic settings. We describe a novel tool to aid diagnosis of EPTB using telemedicine and a previously described standardized protocol for fast assessment with sonography of HIV/TB patients (FASH).
authors.affiliation: Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Division of Internal Medicine, Meibergdreef 9, PO Box 22600, 1100 DD, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Grobusch
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005681:Gabon; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D049269:Videoconferencing