Abstract
In Africa, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is common and poses diagnostic difficulties. Ultrasound is useful to find suggestive signs such as effusions or abdominal lymphadenopathy. Because trained radiologists are scarce in resource-poor settings, even this simple and relatively inexpensive diagnostic tool is frequently unavailable to patients in district hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa. We developed a focused protocol for assessment with sonography for HIV/TB and trained physicians in a rural district hospital in South Africa. In this pilot study, high levels of confidence in identifying specific signs were rapidly achieved and ultrasound was introduced into routine clinical practice.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 512-515 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2010 |
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- Infectious Diseases
- Virology
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Short report : Short course for focused assessment with sonography for human immunodeficiency virus/tuberculosis: Preliminary results in a rural setting in South Africa with high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis. / Heller, Tom; Wallrauch, Claudia; Lesseils, Richard J.; Goblirsch, Sam; Brunetti, Enrico.
In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 82, No. 3, 03.2010, p. 512-515.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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