Study uncovers high rate of subclinical TB among people with HIV

The incidence of subclinical tuberculosis among people with HIV in a South African study was similar to the incidence of clinical TB, suggesting that guidelines recommending symptom-based screening may need to be updated, researchers said.
“Globally, TB mortality remains unacceptably high with 1.4 million deaths each year. WHO’s ambitious End TB strategy focuses on early TB diagnosis and treatment of symptomatic individuals to achieve a 90% reduction in TB incidence by 2035,” Kogieleum Naidoo, MBChB, PhD, clinical head of the HIV and TB treatment research program at the

The incidence of subclinical tuberculosis among people with HIV in a South African study was similar to the incidence of clinical TB, suggesting that guidelines recommending symptom-based screening may need to be updated, researchers said.
“Globally, TB mortality remains unacceptably high with 1.4 million deaths each year. WHO’s ambitious End TB strategy focuses on early TB diagnosis and treatment of symptomatic individuals to achieve a 90% reduction in TB incidence by 2035,” Kogieleum Naidoo, MBChB, PhD, clinical head of the HIV and TB treatment research program at the