[PDF] Top 20 Predictors of HIV testing among patients with tuberculosis in North West Ethiopia: a case-control study.

... methods of data ...first in English and translated into Amharic (local language) and retranslated back to English to check for ...consisted of socio- demographic variables; knowledge on HIV, ... See full document

... co-infected patients are evaluated by a multidis- ciplinary team of internists, medical residents, senior medical students, clinical pharmacists, laboratory technologists and general nurses at baseline and ... See full document

... finding in our study was a significantly higher rate of antiretroviral therapy (ART) use among patients with MDR and XDR ...rate of previous TB treatment among MDR ... See full document

... potential predictors of immunological treatment failure. In the conditional univariate analysis, baseline CD4 count significantly predicts immunological treatment ...ratio of immunological ... See full document

... importance of one of the most common cause of focal brain lesions in patients infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency ...rate of this co-infection is lacking. ... See full document

... for tuberculosis development (Barnes & Barrows 1993, Nunn et ...1994). Among HIV- infected persons PPD reactivity (≥ 5 mm) is a well known risk factor (Selwyn et ...chemoprophylaxis in ... See full document

... absence of cavities may be considered a useful indicator for the need to investigate HIV infection in patients with a clinical or bacteriological diagnosis of pulmonary ... See full document

... that patients with lower baseline CD4 cell counts had lower peaks CD4 cell ...counts. Patients with a baseline CD4 cell count of > 350 cells/μl stratum had CD4 cell counts that ... See full document

... associated with Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection and to determine the maximum and minimum prevalence of HIV test positivity among tuberculosis cases in Maranhão State ... See full document

... This case-control study of incident cases includes a complete profile of anti-beta2-gpI antibodies and testing for IgG anti-Hsp 60/65 antibodies in patients ... See full document

... volunteers, patients and controls, were recruited by invitation to participate in this study while awaiting care in two public geriatric units in the city of Vitória, ES, Brazil: ... See full document

... package of collaborative TB/HIV activities aimed at reducing the burden of TB/HIV, TB patients are recommended to be HIV tested ...out’) HIV counseling and testing ... See full document

... interfering with diagnosis of FM, any condition that made relaxing of the upper limb impossible such as spasticity, conditions potentially affecting the as- sessment of H-reflex such as ... See full document

... sign of fecal accumulation in the cecum was present in 165 of the 170 patients with acute appen- ...value of this signal for acute appendicitis was ...out with 98%. ... See full document

... eligible patients, 32 ...selected, with 96 patients being included in the ...men, with age varying between five and 55 ...place of infection was Rio de Janeiro State and ...cent ... See full document

... habit of talking profusely or yelling, and biological aspects, such as allergies or gastro- esophageal relux disease, are conducive to vocal disorders but are neither suficient nor necessary causes of their ... See full document

... Some patients under antiretroviral therapy (ART) do not reach immune recovery when the viral load becomes ...This study describes its prevalence and the characteristics of the affected subjects ... See full document

... e HIV negativo; n = 25 por ...grupos HIV negativo e HIV positivo, respectivamente (p = ...grupos HIV negativo e HIV positivo, respectivamente (p = 0,016), ao passo que padrão ... See full document

... regulator of body haemodynamic, thermoregulation and metabolism. The effect of thyroid hormones on lipid metabolism is well known, whereas the effect on electrolytes and minerals has not been well ... See full document

... (RF) HIV epidemic is the fastest growing of any country. This study explores factors associated with high HIV risk behavior in tuberculosis (TB) patients ... See full document