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3.6 %Microbiological screening as the initial test, followed by culture or Xpert for diagnosis, had 3.6% higher yield than symptom screening followed by microscopy for diagnosis.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2022Tuberculosis research and treatmenteurope_pmcdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.1155/2022/9947068

96 %All three tests exhibited negative predictive values greater than 96% for tuberculosis diagnosis among people living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved 2022-2023published 2024PloS onePubMeddocument of 7 observations

0.3 %Amikacin resistance among HIV-negative tuberculosis patients in Western Kenya was 0.3%.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2021BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 23 observations

65 %Overall buccal swab sensitivity was 65.0% versus sputum Xpert and culture.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 10 observations

85 %The Xpert Ultra assay registered a sensitivity of 85.0% for tuberculosis diagnosis among people living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved 2022-2023published 2024PloS onePubMeddocument of 7 observations

62.5 %62.5% of caregivers sought care only after persistent tuberculosis symptoms in Gem Sub County, Siaya County, Kenya.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2026PloS onePubMeddocument of 9 observations

19.7 %Serological evidence of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) or fungal sensitization was found in 46 out of 234 PTB patients in Kenya, representing 19.7%.

Kenyapulmonary aspergillosis · tuberculosepublished 2022BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 14 observations

52 %More than half (52%) of mortality among HIV-positive tuberculosis patients was ascribed to advanced HIV disease.

Kenyatuberculose · VIH/sidapublished 2023African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 6 observations

35 %Tuberculosis was the most common HIV/AIDS-related opportunistic infection, accounting for 35% of cases among patients at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved 2010published 2020African health scienceseurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.4314/ahs.v20i2.9

4.8 %In 2015, 4.8% of child TB cases in Kenya had an Xpert® test done.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved 2015published 2018BMC infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

2.1 per_1000_person_yearsThe tuberculosis incidence rate among children living with HIV aged <15 years who completed isoniazid preventive therapy was 2.1 per 1000 person years by 24 months after IPT screening.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved by 24 months after IPT screeningpublished 2022Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 7 observations

4,521 patients4521 (70%) of the clinically diagnosed TB patients had a negative sputum/GeneXpert test.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved 2012 to 2018published 2021Scientific reportsPubMeddocument of 12 observations

0.41 AORChildren had adjusted odds ratio of 0.41 for receiving an Xpert® test compared to adults in Kenya in 2015.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved 2015published 2018BMC infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

29 %Among smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis/HIV co-infected patients in Kenya between 2012 and 2015, 29% of women and 20% of men had HIV testing more than 3 months prior to TB treatment.

Kenyatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2012-2015published 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 6 observations

In 2010–14, the top causes of death among adolescents aged 12–19 years were road traffic accidents, HIV or tuberculosis, and meningitis or sepsis.

Kenyaméningite (non précisée) · sepsis · tuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2010–14published 2024The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 6 observations

20 patientsOf the 28 patients who tested positive for tuberculosis (TB) in both SLATE trials, 20 initiated TB treatment.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2020BMJ openPubMeddocument of 12 observations

38.1 %Among 42 PLHIV who developed active tuberculosis during or after IPT in Kenya between July 2015 and June 2018, 16 (38.1%) developed it during IPT and 26 (61.9%) after completing IPT.

Kenyatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved July 2015 to June 2018published 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 8 observations

4 %Infection with Schistosoma mansoni was associated with a 4% higher estimated proportion of active TB cases in HIV-uninfected individuals.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved 2014 and 2017published 2021Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 2 observations

1 %Among HIV-negative tuberculosis patients in Western Kenya, INH + PZA polyresistant strains occurred in 1% of cases.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2021BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 23 observations

90.1 %Among 4708 PLHIV initiated on IPT in Kenya between July 2015 and June 2018, 4,243 (90.1%) had documentation of tuberculosis screening on the IPT tool before IPT initiation.

Kenyatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved July 2015 to June 2018published 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 8 observations

55.3 %Among smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis/HIV co-infected patients aged 15–49 years in Kenya between 2012 and 2015, 55.3% of men and 50.6% of women had a BMI <18.5.

Kenyatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2012-2015published 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 6 observations

1.93 hazard_ratioUnknown HIV status was associated with a 1.93-fold higher hazard of death during TB treatment compared to HIV-negative status.

Kenyatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2012–2020published 2023BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 11 observations

27 %Mortality was higher among HIV-positive tuberculosis patients (27%) than among HIV-negative tuberculosis patients (9%).

Kenyatuberculose · VIH/sidapublished 2023African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 6 observations

110,252 casesAnnual TB notifications in Kenya declined from 110,252 in 2008 to 96,562 in 2018.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved 2008published 2022The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the IPubMeddocument of 8 observations

89.2 %GeneXpert sensitivity in non-previously treated people with presumptive TB was 89.2%, compared to 71.1% for ZN microscopy and 73.5% for LED fluorescent microscopy.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved 2013-2014published 2019African Journal of Health SciencesOpenAlexdocument of 6 observations