The Bandim tuberculosis score: Reliability and comparison with the Karnofsky performance score

Abstract

The Bandim TBscore had an acceptable inter-observer variability, seemed to be more disease-related, and performed better than the KPS.

Treatment responses in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Germany

“…A novel clinical score consisting of self-reported and objectively observed items (maximum score of 30 points), which is based on a published scoring system (22), was recorded by a physician during the clinical visits. Self-reported items were cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea, thoracic pain, night sweats, loss of weight, and inability to walk (each one point).…”

Impact of the Xpert MTB/RIF diagnostic test for tuberculosis in countries with a high burden of disease

“…In the African multicentre trial morbidity was assessed for patients with TB positive cultures at 2 and 6 months using the TBscore [16] and Karnfsky performance score [17]. In the African multicentre trial morbidity was assessed for patients with TB positive cultures at 2 and 6 months using the TBscore [16] and Karnfsky performance score [17].…”

Impact of HIV-1, HIV-2, and HIV-1+2 dual infection on the outcome of tuberculosis

“…Our group developed the Bandim TBscoreII, which is a clinical tool for the assessment of disease severity based on six signs and symptoms specific to TB disease. [16][17][18] We have systematically collected information on symptoms and have collected clinical signs for all TB patients enrolled in the TB surveillance system in Bissau. The aim of the present study was to relate this information to HIV data and long-term follow-up data also collected in this cohort, with the overall objective of describing the clinical presentation and severity for TB patients co-infected with HIV-1, HIV-2, and HIV-1+2, as well as to describe differences in mortality of TB patients according to the type of HIV co-infection.…”