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14.8 %Aspergillus fumigatus was isolated from 13 out of 88 fungal-positive sputum samples (14.8%) among PTB patients in Kenya.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2022BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 14 observations

47.6 odds_ratioThe association between malnutrition and elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and death was stronger in tuberculosis patients (33.3% vs 1.0%; odds ratio 47.6, 95% confidence interval 7.03–322.23).

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2021International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the InternatPubMeddocument of 10 observations

93 %Among 1,047,406 people reported with TB in Kenya between 2008 and 2018, 93% knew their HIV status.

Kenyatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2008 to 2018published 2022The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the IPubMeddocument of 8 observations

9.6 %Culture results were available for 156 of the 201 participants, of whom 15 (9.6%) were culture positive.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved February 2013 to February 2014published 2019African Journal of Health SciencesOpenAlexdocument of 5 observations

100 %The WHO TB symptom screening had 100% sensitivity and 4% specificity to detect confirmed tuberculosis among hospitalized antiretroviral therapy-naive Kenyan children with HIV.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2022Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 5 observations

13 casesAmong 168 hospitalized antiretroviral therapy-naive Kenyan children with HIV, 13 (8%) had confirmed tuberculosis.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2022Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 5 observations

100 %An optimized symptom screen including weight loss, cough, anorexia, or TB contact had 100% sensitivity and 31% specificity to detect confirmed tuberculosis among hospitalized antiretroviral therapy-naive Kenyan children with HIV.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2022Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 5 observations

81.8 %The highest sensitivity rate was 81.8% in the GeneXpert positive / HIV positive category.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2019African Journal of Health SciencesOpenAlexdocument of 2 observations

49.7 %In an infant tuberculosis prevention trial in Kenya, 77 out of 155 urine assays (49.7%) were positive for isoniazid metabolite despite caregiver-reported adherence.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2021The Pediatric infectious disease journalPubMeddocument of 2 observations

13 casesIn the Kenyan CLHIV cohort, CRISPR-TB detected all 13 confirmed tuberculosis cases.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2022The Lancet. MicrobePubMeddocument of 6 observations

2 %Among children living with HIV aged <15 years newly enrolled in HIV care in eight HIV clinics in western Kenya, 2% (n = 13) were ineligible for isoniazid preventive therapy due to active tuberculosis between September 2015 and July 2019.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved September 2015 through July 2019published 2022Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 7 observations

13 %At ART initiation, 241 (13%) of AHD clients had tuberculosis.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2023MedicinePubMeddocument of 14 observations

35.39 mg/LHigh-sensitivity C-reactive protein was higher in tuberculosis patients (35.39 mg/L vs 9.21 mg/L).

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2021International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the InternatPubMeddocument of 10 observations

7.8 %In 2015, 7.8% of notified TB cases in Kenya were children.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved 2015published 2018BMC infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

511 per_100000The prevalence of TB in sub-Saharan Africa was 511 per 100,000 populations in 2009.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved 2009published 2014HealthOpenAlexdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.4236/health.2014.615237

56.3 %56.3% of caregivers linked childhood tuberculosis to HIV in Gem Sub County, Siaya County, Kenya.

Kenyatuberculose · VIH/sidapublished 2026PloS onePubMeddocument of 9 observations

23.5 %The frequency of DRB5*2 allele was 23.5% among pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 6 observations

23.1 %In Western Kenya, the Beijing 128 lineage accounted for 23.1% of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2023BMC pulmonary medicinePubMeddocument of 5 observations

96 %CRISPR-TB identified microbiologically and clinically confirmed tuberculosis cases in the predominantly HIV-negative Eswatini adult cohort with 96% sensitivity and 94% specificity.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2022The Lancet. MicrobePubMeddocument of 6 observations

99.6 %Sputum smear microscopy (SSM) registered a specificity of 99.6% for tuberculosis diagnosis among people living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved 2022-2023published 2024PloS onePubMeddocument of 7 observations

64.6 %The pooled prevalence of radiologic abnormalities among individuals who completed treatment for pulmonary TB in low- and middle-income countries was 64.6%.

Kenyapost-TB lung disease · radiologic abnormalities · tuberculosepublished 2022PLOS global public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 11 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000805

1,200,000 cases_per_yearTuberculosis affects 1.2 million children aged 0–14 years every year globally.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2026PloS onePubMeddocument of 9 observations

350 per_100000The incidence of TB in sub-Saharan Africa was estimated at 350 cases per 100,000 in 2009.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved 2009published 2014HealthOpenAlexdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.4236/health.2014.615237

1.1 %Among HIV-positive tuberculosis patients in Western Kenya, INH + GFX polyresistant strains occurred in 1.1% of cases.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2021BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 23 observations

87 %The specificity of the WHO symptom screen for tuberculosis was 87% among people living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in western Kenya.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2021BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 12 observations