Performance of urine Xpert <scp>MTB</scp>/<scp>RIF</scp> ultra in a tuberculosis screening strategy in hospitalized patients with advanced <scp>HIV</scp> disease: Results from an implementation initiative in Brazil
There was a high overlap between urine TB-LAM and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra results, with the addition of Xpert MTB/RIF providing limited additional benefit for TB screening in patients with AHD.
Authors
- Eduardo Sprinz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4343-8304)
- Cássia S. M. Godoy
- Nicole Reis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5797-2156)
- Diego R. Falci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8683-3833)
- Bruna Regis Razzolini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7668-7078)
- Nayara Pereira Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2819-7904)
- Nayla A. Hatem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6062-4286)
- Freddy Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2001-0057)
- Omar Sued (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5818-770X)
- Tarsila Vieceli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6274-1320)
- Alessandro C. Pasqualotto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6782-5395)
- Renata de Bastos Ascenço Soares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1029-325X)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (BR)
- Santa Casa Hospital (BR)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas (US)
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (BR)
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- HIV Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13746
- Primary Topic
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention