Burden of HIV and treatment outcomes among TB patients in rural Kenya: a 9-year longitudinal study.

Moses M NgariMohammed A RashidDeche SangaHiram MathengeOscar AgoroJane K MberiaGeoffrey G KatanaMichel VaillantOsman A Abdullahi

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2023)

The overall burden of TB/HIV coinfection was within previous pooled estimate. Our findings support the need for systematic HIV testing as those with unknown status had similar TB treatment outcomes as the HIV infected.

Keyphrases

hiv testing
hiv infected
men who have sex with men
antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
mycobacterium tuberculosis
human immunodeficiency virus
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
hiv aids
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
hepatitis c virus
risk factors
prognostic factors
double blind