Role of CD4/CD8 ratio on the incidence of tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy followed up for more than a decade.

Dawit WoldayYazezew KebedeDorsisa LegesseDawd S SirajJoseph A McBrideMitchell J KirschRobert Striker

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Low CD4/CD8 ratio is independently associated with an increased risk of incident TB despite viral suppression. CD4/CD8 ratio may serve as a biomarker for identifying patients at risk of TB in patients on ART in the setting of SSA.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected patients
hiv infected
hiv aids
mycobacterium tuberculosis
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv positive
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
cardiovascular disease
patient reported outcomes