The impact of a combined TB/HIV intervention on the incidence of TB infection among adolescents and young adults in the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial communities in Zambia and South Africa.
Kwame ShanaubeAlbertus SchaapLinda MureithiModupe Amofa-SekyiRobynn PaulsenMaina CheebaBxyn KangololoRedwaan VermaakCarmen SisamBarry KosloffPetra de HaasSarah FidlerMaria RuperezRichard J HayesSian FloydHelen M Aylesnull nullPublished in: PLOS global public health (2023)
In our trial setting, we found no evidence that UTT combined with TB active case finding reduced the incidence of TB infection at population level. Our data will inform future modelling work to better understand the population level dynamics of HIV and TB.