What is the optimum time to start antiretroviral therapy in people with HIV and tuberculosis coinfection? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Rachael M Burke Hannah M RickmanVindi SinghElizabeth Lucy Corbett Helen M AylesAndreas JahnMina C Hosseinipour Robert John Wilkinson Peter MacPherson

Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2021)

Earlier ART did not alter risk of death overall among people living with HIV who had TB disease. For logistical and patient preference reasons, earlier ART initiation for everyone with TB and HIV may be preferred to later ART.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hiv aids
hiv positive
human immunodeficiency virus
mycobacterium tuberculosis
hiv infected patients
case report
pulmonary tuberculosis
emergency department