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Zhou Y, Li T, Lin S, Chen D, Du Y, et al.
…cle to TB control. Insufficient attention has been given to TB/HIV, and more information is needed to address this issue. We conducted an observational study to investigate the epidemiological characteristics, treatment outcomes and its associated factors of HIV-positive TB patie…
Mezgebe H, Gebrecherkos T, Hagos DG, Muthupandian S
…west Tigray refugee camps was still high. The prevalence of TB/HIV co-infection was also high. Minimizing close contact with active TB cases, reducing malnutrition, rapid TB/HIV screening, and establishing a ventilation system can reduce the transmission of TB among refugees.
Buzuneh Tasfa Marine, Muksina Ahmed Agago, Mihiret Genene Zewde
…smear-positive TB types were linked to longer survival. The TB/HIV co-infection rate observed in this cohort exceeded the national average, highlighting the need for strengthened and integrated TB/HIV care. These findings can guide healthcare strategies, emphasizing the need for …
Rambaran S, Maseko TG, Lewis L, Hassan-Moosa R, Archary D, et al.
…monocytes (HLA-DR + CD14 +) was significantly higher in the TB/HIV and TB groups and the frequency of dendritic cells (HLA-DR + CD14-) was significantly higher in TB/HIV and HIV groups. We observed significant variation in the expression of CCR2, CD40, CD11b, CD86, CD163, CX3CR1 …
Hargreaves S, Himmels J, Nellums LB, Biswas G, Gabrielli AF, et al.
…ines were included: 26 on HIV, 1 on malaria, 11 on TB, 5 on TB/HIV, and 5 on NTDs. Overall, 36 (75%) guidelines encompassed a total of 360 explicit research questions; the remainder did not contain specific research questions. The number of research questions that focused on TB w…
Katlego Motlhaoleng, Gary Maartens, Kgomotso Vilakazi-Nhlapo, Jonathan E Golub, Kate Shearer
…rses, program managers, and doctors) involved in integrated TB/HIV care in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analysed through inductive thematic analysis. **RESULTS:** Four thematic categories with eight overarching themes wer…
Jin-Long Li, Chun-Lei Zhang, Yue Feng, Di Li, Hao Zhang, et al.
… problem globally. China is the high-burden country for TB, TB/HIV and MDR/rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) in the period 2021–2025. Heilongjiang Province, located in the northeast of China and is the border region with the Russian Federation, which is also a high-burden co…
Nickolas T Agathis, Kimi Sato, Stephanie O'Connor, Rebeca I Briceño Robaugh, Cleophas D'Auvergne, et al.
…ring they receive antiretroviral treatment (ART) can reduce TB/HIV-associated mortality. We reviewed linkage of children and young adolescents with TB to HIV services at clinical sites in 16 high TB/HIV-burden sub-Saharan African countries supported by the U.S. President's Emerge…
Herce ME, Muyoyeta M, Topp SM, Henostroza G, Reid SE
…only be possible by first addressing the root causes of the TB/HIV syndemic, which are deeply intertwined with human rights violations and weaknesses in prison health systems, and, second, fundamentally re-organizing HIV and TB services around a coordinated PTCC. Taking these ste…
Singhroy DN, MacLean E, Kohli M, Lessem E, Branigan D, et al.
…, Ministries of Health, and TB or HIV institutes of 31 high TB/HIV burden countries. Questions concerned country policies, adoption, and current use of Alere-LAM testing, as well as testing algorithms and barriers preventing Alere-LAM uptake. Results: We received questionnaire re…
Plata-Casas L, Gutiérrez-Lesmes Ó, Herrán-Falla Ó
…attributed to the spread of HIV. Objective. To describe the Tb/HIV coinfection in the department of Meta from 2010 to 2015. Materials and methods. We conducted an observational, descriptive and retrospective study. After selecting 219 cases for analysis, two new databases were co…
Kunst H, Lange B, Hovardovska O, Bockey A, Zenner D, et al.
…outcomes of multidrug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant TB and TB/HIV co-infection, was summarised. A consensus process was used based on the evidence. Results We documented that migrants had higher vulnerability for TB, including an increased risk of extrapulmonary TB, multidrug-re…
Henry Kwadwo Hackman, Alice Constance Mensah, Lawrence Annison, Reuben Essel Arhin, Ebenezer Krampah Aidoo, et al.
…ertension 5.8%, substance abuse 5.8% and diabetes 4.3%. The TB/HIV patients had 28.2% mortality and substance abusers had 33.3% mortality. Higher odds of death were seen in TB/HIV (OR ≈ 1.90, 95% CI 0.94–3.81, = 0.08) and substance abuse …
Alene KA, Viney K, Moore HC, Wagaw M, Clements ACA
…on Our study provides evidence for geographic clustering of TB/HIV co-infection in Ethiopia. Health care access, proximity to international borders, and demographic factors such as low wealth index and adult literacy were significantly associated with the prevalence of TB/HIV co-…
Baluku JB, Mugabe P, Mulwana R, Nassozi S, Katuramu R, et al.
… National Tuberculosis Treatment Center (NTTC) in Uganda, a TB/HIV high burdened country. We further determined associations of RR among TB/HIV-coinfected patients. Methods In this secondary analysis, we included adult (≥18 years) bacteriologically confirmed TB patients that were…
Mai TQ, Martinez E, Menon R, Van Anh NT, Hien NT, et al.
… characterized 200 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from TB/HIV coinfected patients diagnosed at the main TB referral hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) for first-line drugs, spoligotyping, and 24-locus mycobacterial intersperse…
Dawit Z, Abebe S, Dessu S, Mesele M, Sahile S, et al.
…tors of mortality. Conclusion Mortality rate was high among TB/HIV co-infected children at the public hospitals in Southern Ethiopia. Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, anemia, non-adherence, and isoniazid preventive therapy use were statistically significant predictors of mortality a…
Nguyen Y, McNabb KC, Farley JE, Warren N
…pregnant women with active TB, drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) or TB/HIV coinfection and examined pregnancy, maternal, fetal/birth and TB or TB/HIV coinfection outcomes. Studies were also included if they examined family planning services among women initiating TB treatment. Data extra…
Brand ÉM, Rossetto M, Hentges B, Winkler GB, Duarte ERM, et al.
…om 2009 to 2013. Methods We estimated the survival of 2,417 TB/HIV coinfection cases in Porto Alegre, from diagnosis up to 85 months of follow-up. We estimated hazard ratios and survival curves. Results The adjusted risk ratio (aRR) for death, by age, hospitalization, and Directl…
Osei E, Oppong S, Der J
…144 (84.2%), among whom, 712 (22.6%) were HIV positive. The TB/HIV co-infection was more prevalent among children under 15 years of age (30.1%), males (30.6%), treatment after lost to follow-up patients (33.3%), and smear-negative pulmonary TB patients (29.1%). The prevalence of …
Willie B, Hakim AJ, Badman SG, Weikum D, Narokobi R, et al.
…"high-burden" for TB, multi-drug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), and TB/HIV. HIV epidemic is mixed with a higher prevalence among key populations, female sex workers (FSW), men who have sex with men (MSM), and transgender women (TGW). Methods We conducted a cross-sectional HIV biobehavior…
Beltrán-León M, Rodríguez-Castillo JG, Zozio T, Rastogi N, I Murcia M
The co-infection of TB/HIV is an increasing problem for public health worldwide. In Colombia, of 13.871 confirmed cases of TB in 2016 (prevalence of 0,028%) 14% correspond to HIV co-infection. However, we have scarce information regarding genetic diversity of strains infecting HI…
Kuupiel D, Vezi P, Bawontuo V, Osei E, Mashamba-Thompson TP
…classified among the three high-burden country lists for TB TB/HIV and Multidrug resistant-TB group. Conclusion Our review highlights a dearth of evidence on TB ACF interventions in most SSA countries prisons. Hence, there is the need to scaling-up ACF interventions in SSA prison…
Moges S, Lajore BA
…n January 2000 and present, reporting mortality rates among TB/HIV co-infected individuals. Two reviewers performed study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment independently. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to pool mortality estimates, and heterogeneity was ass…
Nsubuga R, Adrawa N, Okoboi S, Komuhangi A, Izudi J
…smear monitoring while TB and human immunodeficiency virus (TB/HIV) comorbidity (aRR 0.45, 95% CI 0.30-0.68) was associated with a lower likelihood of complete sputum smear monitoring. Conclusions We found a low magnitude of complete sputum smear monitoring among persons with bac…