The Effect of Long-Term HAART on the Incidence of Tuberculosis Among People Living with HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Matched Nested Case-Control Study.

Advanced clinical stages at the baseline, previous TB history, and not taking IPT were associated with TB infection. The long-term ART exposure significantly decreases tuberculosis incidence in PLWHIV. Thus, retaining PLWHIV on ART would be important to decrease the incidence of TB in this group of individuals.