Increased Mortality in HIV Infected Individuals with Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Eleni Seyoum Meaza Demissie Alemayehu Worku YalewAndargachew MuluYemane BerhaneAlemseged Abdissa

Published in: HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) (2022)

This large retrospective cohort study reveals significantly higher mortality in HIV and tuberculosis coinfected group. This suggests the need for enhanced utility of integrated HIV and tuberculosis health services in sub-Saharan Africa where tuberculosis prevalence is highest.

Keyphrases

hiv infected
hiv aids
antiretroviral therapy
mycobacterium tuberculosis
human immunodeficiency virus
pulmonary tuberculosis
hiv positive
risk factors
hepatitis c virus
hiv testing
adverse drug
type diabetes
south africa