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High HIV Positivity Among Tuberculosis Household Contacts Underscores Need for Integrated Screening Strategies

A systematic review identifies high HIV positivity (5.9%) among TB household contacts, highlighting the critical need to integrate HIV testing into routine TB screening to address the diagnostic gap in high-burden settings.

Dec 19, 2025
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Is Single-Test Tuberculosis Screening Adequate Before Initiating Biologic Therapy?

A 20-year cohort study indicates that using QuantiFERON-TB Gold alone for TB screening before biologic therapy effectively reduces TB infection diagnoses and preventive treatments without increasing active TB risk, questioning the need for

Sep 25, 2025Sign in to read

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