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. 2012:2012:842045.
doi: 10.1155/2012/842045. Epub 2012 Mar 14.

A systematic review of the epidemiology, immunopathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of pleural TB in HIV-infected patients

A Aljohaney  1 , K Amjadi, G G Alvarez
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A systematic review of the epidemiology, immunopathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of pleural TB in HIV-infected patients

A Aljohaney et al. Clin Dev Immunol. 2012.

Abstract

Background: High HIV burden countries have experienced a high burden of pleural TB in HIV-infected patients.

Objective: To review the epidemiology, immunopathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of pleural TB in HIV-infected patients.

Methods: A literature search from 1950 to June 2011 in MEDLINE was conducted.

Results: Two-hundred and ninety-nine studies were identified, of which 30 met the inclusion criteria. The immunopathogenesis as denoted by cells and cytokine profiles is distinctly different between HIV and HIV-uninfected pleural TB disease. Adenosine deaminase and interferon gamma are good markers of pleural TB disease even in HIV-infected patients. HIV-uninfected TB suspects with pleural effusions commonly have a low yield of TB organisms however the evidence suggests that in dually infected patients smear and cultures have a higher yield. The Gene Xpert MTB/RIF assay has significant potential to improve the diagnosis of pleural TB in HIV-positive patients.

Conclusions: Pleural TB in HIV-infected patients has a different immunopathogenesis than HIV-uninfected pleural TB and these findings in part support the differences noted in this systematic review. Research should focus on developing an interferon gamma-based point of care diagnostic test and expansion of the role of Gene Xpert in the diagnosis of pleural TB.

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