Document 0715
 DOCN  M9550715
 TI    Screening for tuberculosis in an east London HIV clinic.
 DT    9505
 AU    Theodore CM; Forster GE; Goh BT; Barnes N; Hughes D; Department of
       Genitourinary Medicine, Royal London Hospital, UK.
 SO    Int J STD AIDS. 1994 Nov-Dec;5(6):432-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95151867
 AB    A prospective study was carried out to assess the value of routine skin
       tuberculin testing and chest radiography in HIV seropositive patients,
       attending the Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) clinic between July 1991-May
       1992. 144 consecutive HIV seropositive patients had tuberculin Tine
       tests and chest radiographs performed. Ten patients were treated for
       active tuberculosis (TB) on the basis of abnormal radiography with or
       without strongly positive (Grade 3/4) skin tuberculin tests. A further
       10 patients received prophylaxis on the basis of abnormal chest
       radiography consistent with previous tuberculous infection or strongly
       positive tuberculin tests. Active or previous tuberculous infection was
       found in the UK born Caucasian homosexual population as well as in
       injecting drug users and patients who were born in areas of high TB
       prevalence. Screening for TB in HIV seropositive patients is important
       both for detecting asymptomatic tuberculous infection and for
       recognizing patients at risk for reactivation of latent TB. We showed a
       high pick-up rate with 20 out of 144 patients having treatment as a
       result of screening.
 DE    Female  Human  HIV Infections/*COMPLICATIONS  London  Male  Prospective
       Studies  Risk Factors  Thoracic Radiography  Tuberculin Test
       Tuberculosis/*DIAGNOSIS/PREVENTION & CONTROL  Tuberculosis,
       Pulmonary/DIAGNOSIS  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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