Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum in patients coinfected with HIV / tuberculosis by various methods (literature review)

Abstract

Резюме Abstract The review presents the special aspects of bacillary excretion in tuberculosis patients co-infected with HIV and the yield of acid-fast smear depending on the CD4-cell count. Predictors of positive growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputum under negative microscopy in this category of patients are considered. The experience of different countries of the world on the effectiveness of various diagnostic algorithms for detecting tuberculosis in HIV/TB co-infection and the role of molecular-genetic methods in the diagnosis