Diagnostic Yield of Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (CBNAAT) in Pulmonary Tuberculosis with People Living with HIV (PLHIV) Compared to Sputum Microscopy
Dr Srujana Akella
Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research · 2019-11
Abstract
Tuberculosis is the most common opportunistic infection in PLHIV, and the risk of death in HIV-TB coinfected individuals are high .In 2017, among HIV-negative people, estimated deaths caused by TB were 1.3 million (range, 1.2-1.4 million) and there were an additional 3,00,000 deaths from TB (range, 2,66,000-3,35,000)
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Sputum
- Tuberculosis
- Nucleic acid
- Cartridge
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Pathology
- Virology