M-A | CRP at 5 mg/L cut-off efficient for tuberculosis screening in HIV outpatients

Clinical utility of WHO-recommended screening tools and development and validation of novel clinical prediction models for pulmonary tuberculosis screening among outpatients living with HIV: an individual participant data meta-analysis – European Respiratory Review

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ERR: C-reactive protein at a 5 mg cut-off and two newly developed clinical prediction models from this study show clinical utility for TB screening among outpatient PLHIV, while the WHO-recommended four-symptom screen showed suboptimal clinical utility https://t.co/msm13KXR0Y pic.twitter.com/O0wS1Xv4da

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