Tuberculosis
Conditions
Interventions
eFASH extended focussed asessment with sonography for HIV and TB
Standard of care
Sponsors
SwissTPH
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All HIV- positive and HIV- negative patients (adults ¿18 years old) presenting to any department of the St Francis Hospital (SFRH), Ifakara, Tanzania, to the Chronic Disease Clinic of Ifakara (CDCI), or to the Mwananyamala Regional Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania fulfilling the following criteria for EPTB are eligible: Suspected extrapulmonary EPTB*: presence of ¿ 1 sign or symptom of the following: fever of any duration, night sweat during 3 weeks within the last 4 weeks, weight loss, AND presence of ¿ 1 sign or symptom of the following: nuchal, cervical, axillary or generalized lymphadenopathy, abdominal pain or ascites, neurological symptoms (reduced consciousness, confusion, stiff neck, focal signs, persisting headache), presence of severe anemia (haemoglobin (Hb) < 8 g/dl) in an HIV infected patient under antiretroviral treatment (ART) AND no other obvious explaination for these signs * with or without concommittant signs of pulomonary TB
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women, patients already on TB-treatment, and patients who refuse to participate or lack of written informed consent will not be included.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of correctly managed patients (i.e A patient who was treated with anti-TB treatment and has definite or probable TB; a patient who has not been treated with anti-TB treatment and has no TB. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of patients without symptoms | — |
Countries
Tanzania
Contacts
Public ContactHonorati Masanja
Director of IHI
Outcome results
None listed