HIV and TB co-infection in the ART era: CD4 count distributions and TB case fatality in Cape Town.
Richard KaplanSabine HermansJudy CaldwellKaren JenningsLinda-Gail BekkerRobin WoodPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)
Comprehensive changes in the ART and TB treatment programmes resulted in incremental increases in ART coverage for HIV-positive TB patients and a subsequent decrease in TB case fatality due to increased ART uptake in HIV-positive ART-naïve patients. However TB still remained a major presenting opportunistic infection with the majority of cases occurring at low CD4 counts.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- south africa
- hiv infected
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- men who have sex with men
- human immunodeficiency virus
- end stage renal disease
- hiv aids
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- healthcare
- peripheral blood
- case report
- patient reported outcomes
- replacement therapy
- patient reported
- combination therapy