Early culture conversion is a poor marker of treatment outcome among people with HIV and drug-resistant TB.

Joseph Baruch BalukuMartin NabwanaSuleiman Bwika MwanahamisiGrace KansiimeEdwin NuwagiraStavia TuryahabweBruce Kirenga

Published in: HIV medicine (2022)

The majority of people living with HIV and DRTB achieve ECC. However, ECC does not predict cure, death, or treatment success. Moreover, it may require six or more drugs to achieve ECC. ECC is not an excellent indicator of the effectiveness of DRTB regimens among people living with HIV.

Keyphrases

drug resistant
multidrug resistant
acinetobacter baumannii
antiretroviral therapy
randomized controlled trial
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
systematic review
hiv positive
mycobacterium tuberculosis
hepatitis c virus
hiv testing
hiv aids
cystic fibrosis