[AIDS 2026] [aidsmap] Enhanced Access to Diagnostic Screening Improves Care for Advanced HIV

6 August 2026

aidsmap news story

Two studies, presented at the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and virtually on 26-31 July 2026, showed that consistent adherence to the World Health Organization (WHO) screening and diagnostic guidelines could improve the detection of opportunistic infections — particularly TB — in people with advanced HIV.

People with CD4 counts below 200, anyone with WHO stage 3 or 4 symptoms, and children under five years of age should be screened for TB using a GeneXpert assay and urine TB-LAM testing.

The two studies examined the implementation of screening and diagnostic algorithms in Malawi and eight countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Source: aidsmap