Effect of HIV status and antiretroviral treatment on treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients in a rural primary healthcare clinic in South Africa.
Peter Suwirakwenda NyasuluEmery NgasamaJacques L TamuziLovemore N SigwadhiLovelyn U OzougwuRuvimbo B C NhandaraBirhanu T AyeleTeye UmanahJabulani NcayiyanaPublished in: PloS one (2022)
When compared between HIV status, HIV positive TB patients were more likely to have unsuccessful treatment outcome in rural primary care. Antiretroviral treatment seems to have had no effect on the likelihood of TB treatment success in rural primary care. The TB mortality rate in HIV positive patients, on the other hand, was higher than in HIV negative patients emphasizing the need for enhanced integrated management of HIV/TB in rural South Africa through active screening of TB among HIV positive individuals and early access to ART among HIV positive TB cases.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- south africa
- antiretroviral therapy
- men who have sex with men
- primary care
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- end stage renal disease
- hiv testing
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- healthcare
- hiv aids
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- hiv infected patients
- prognostic factors
- hepatitis c virus
- cardiovascular disease
- electronic health record
- adverse drug