Reduction of HIV-associated excess mortality by antiretroviral treatment among tuberculosis patients in Kenya.
Dickens Otieno OnyangoCourtney M YuenKevin P CainFaith NgariEnos O MasiniMartien W BorgdorffPublished in: PloS one (2017)
HIV was a significant contributor to TB-associated deaths in Kenya. Mortality among HIV-infected individuals was higher among those not on ART than those on ART. Early initiation of ART among HIV infected people (a "test and treat" approach) should further reduce TB-associated deaths.
Keyphrases
- hiv infected
- antiretroviral therapy
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- hiv positive
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- hiv infected patients
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- risk factors
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- patient reported outcomes
- hepatitis c virus
- south africa
- hiv testing
- replacement therapy