Utility of urine as a clinical specimen for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in people living with HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis is a common cause of mortality and morbidity among people living with HIV/AIDS. Despite the increased prognosis of tuberculosis among HIV infected patients, diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) smear microscopy has a low sensitivity due to low bacterial load in a sputum specimen of HIV patients. Having alternative specimens for increasing detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is very important.

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of urine as clinical specimen for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in people living with HIV.

Method

A total of 117 HIV-seropositive individuals from three public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia were enrolled consecutively from December 2013 to July 2014. A

SUBMITTER: Chemeda A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6880017 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature