2018 Belgian guidelines for the screening for latent tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients.
Acta Clin Belg
; 74(4): 242-251, 2019 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Objectives:
To review the current knowledge on screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in HIV-infected adults and provide specific guidelines for Belgium. Focus is given to who to test, which testing method to use, timing of screening and choice of LTBI treatment.Methods:
Expert review by the members of the Belgian LTBI group, in consultancy with the ARC College.Results:
Target population, timing of screening, testing method, active TB exclusion, treatment of LTBI and guideline implementation are all reviewed.Conclusions:
The principal changes include a selective approach to screen for LTBI (screening only of the HIV-infected patients at highest risk of active TB) as well as the timing of screening (testing for LTBI performed only after immune-restauration by antiretroviral therapy).Palavras-chave
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Bases de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Tuberculose Latente
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Clin Belg
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Bélgica