Diagnostic accuracy of C-reactive protein for active pulmonary tuberculosis: a meta-analysis

2017114 citationsReviewgreen Open Access

Authors

Christina Yoon · University of California, San Francisco

Lelia H. Chaisson · University of California, San Francisco

Sweta Patel · General Department of Preventive Medicine

Isabel Elaine Allen · University of California, San Francisco

Paul K. Drain · Harvard University

Douglas Wilson · University of KwaZulu-Natal

Adithya Cattamanchi

Abstract

CRP, which is available as a simple, inexpensive and point-of-care test, can be used to screen PLHIV presenting for routine HIV/AIDS (acquired immune-deficiency syndrome) care for active TB.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Hematological disorders and diagnostics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 1013-1019

DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0078

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