Risk score for predicting mortality including urine lipoarabinomannan detection in hospital inpatients with HIV-associated tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa: Derivation and external validation cohort study.

Risk score for predicting mortality including urine lipoarabinomannan detection in hospital inpatients with HIV-associated tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa: Derivation and external validation cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>The prevalence of and mortality from HIV-associated tuberculosis (HIV/TB) in hospital inpatients in Africa remains unacceptably high. Currently, there is a lack of tools to identify those at high risk of early mortality who may benefit from adjunctive interventions. We...

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Main Authors: Ankur Gupta-Wright, Elizabeth L Corbett, Douglas Wilson, Joep J van Oosterhout, Keertan Dheda, Helena Huerga, Jonny Peter, Maryline Bonnet, Melanie Alufandika-Moyo, Daniel Grint, Stephen D Lawn, Katherine Fielding
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002776
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