Frequency of tuberculosis symptoms at repeat visits amongst adults attending for HIV care in Gauteng province, South Africa
W4SS symptoms remained relatively common at repeat visits among people without TB in HIV care. Repeat testing of symptomatic patients with Xpert MTB/RIF would have substantial resource implications. Sensitive and specific TB screening tools which are not dependent on symptoms are needed.
Authors
- Thobani Ntshiqa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0752-3192)
- Nontobeko Ndlovu
- Violet Chihota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1444-9266)
- Gavin Churchyard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4269-3699)
- Katherine Fielding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6524-3754)
- Salome Charalambous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7143-1009)
- Yasmeen Hanifa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1677-0697)
- Alison D. Grant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2437-5195)
- Sena Jawad
Institutions
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Aurum Institute (ZA)
- Africa Health Research Institute (ZA)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24984-3
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation