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Nyasulu PS, Ngasama E, Tamuzi JL, Sigwadhi LN, Ozougwu LU, et al.
… leading cause of death among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals in South Africa. Despite the implementation of HIV/TB integration services at primary healthcare facility level, the effect of HIV on TB treatment outcomes has not been well investigated. To pro…
Ticha V, Bimerew M, Phetlhu DR
Background People living with HIV (PLHIV) co-infected with Tuberculosis (TB) account for one in three HIV-related deaths. Retention in care and adherence to medication remain key behaviours that PLHIV co-infected with TB must adopt to achieve better health outcomes. Nevertheless,…
Maseko AF, Silumbwe A, Maritim P, Munakampe MN, Chirambo GB, et al.
Background The co-occurrence of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) presents significant challenges for effective healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. Integrating HIV and TB services has been recognised as a key strategy to optimise care and improve health outcomes. However, the facto…
Dlozi PN, Gladchuk A, Crutchley RD, Keuler N, Coetzee R, et al.
Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) represent a significant burden of disease on a global scale. Despite improvements in the global epidemic status, largely facilitated by increased access to pharmacotherapeutic interventions, slow progress in the development…
Preuc C, Humayun M, Yang Z
Background While Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is a well-established risk factor for tuberculosis (TB), the effect of HIV infection on TB incidence varies across countries given differences in local epidemiological factors and disparate progress with respect to TB …
Amin AG, De P, Spencer JS, Brennan PJ, Daum J, et al.
…ng immunological status of the patient; those with advanced HIV infection perform well. In this study, we have applied two novel strategies towards the sensitive diagnosis of TB infection based on LAM: Capture ELISA to detect LAM in paired urine and serum samples using murine and…
Pinsai S
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV are one of the significant public health problems in Thailand, and an estimated 15,000 individuals have a dual infection. Both HIV and TB each disease speeds up the progression of each other. TB is the leading cause of death in HIV-in…
Aalam J, Parveen R
Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are significant global health challenges, often coexisting and complicating disease progression, diagnosis, and treatment. Tuberculous meningitis (TBM), the most severe form of TB, adds to this burden. Identifying robust bi…
Birku M, Desalegn G, Kassa G, Tsegaye A, Abebe M
…e the effect of pregnancy and Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on detection performances of tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFTGIT) for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among women living in high TB and HIV endemic sett…
Benjamin A, Cavalcante SC, Jamal LF, Arakaki-Sanchez D, de Lima JN, et al.
…ate the diagnostic performance of LAM in people living with HIV using Brazilian public health network algorithm for TB diagnosis. Methods and findings A cross-sectional study design was used to enroll 199 adult patients in two sites in Rio de Janeiro and two in São Paulo. The stu…
Saghazadeh A, Rezaei N
…ies of NEO alterations in tuberculosis (TB) with or without HIV co-infection show inconsistent results. Moreover, challenges exist regarding TB diagnosis in people with HIV. Methods We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing urinary, pleural, and blood NEO …
Mbithi I, Thekkur P, Chakaya JM, Onyango E, Owiti P, et al.
…rn that the COVID-19 pandemic would adversely affect TB and HIV programme services in Kenya. We set up real-time monthly surveillance of TB and HIV activities in 18 health facilities in Nairobi so that interventions could be implemented to counteract anticipated declining trends.…
Ndudzo C, Tripathy JP, Tauro F, Sibanda C, Chiramba M, et al.
Introduction While HIV care among tuberculosis (TB) patients is successfully implemented and monitored, it is not routinely reported among "presumptive TB patients without TB". The present study describes the ascertainment of HIV status and receipt of antiretroviral therapy (ART)…
Ahmed A, Weldegebreal F, Tebeje F, Dessie Y
Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection pose significant challenges to global health, particularly in achieving the target of ending TB. However, the impact of HIV status on TB treatment outcomes remains unclear, especially in eastern Ethiopia. This s…
Chanie ES, Muche AA, Gobeza MB, Alemu EM, Addis WD, et al.
…ground Even though treatment failure is higher among TB and HIV infected children in a resource-limited setting, there is no prior evidence in general and in the study area in particular. Hence, this study was aimed at determining the half-life time prediction of developing first…
Javed Aalam, Rafat Parveen
…LLED:** Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are significant global health challenges, often coexisting and complicating disease progression, diagnosis, and treatment. Tuberculous meningitis (TBM), the most severe form of TB, adds to this burden. Identifying r…
Sukesha Gamit, Mohamed Anas Mohamed Faruk Patni, Hiteshree Patel, Chintan Gamit, Jayendrakumar Kosambiya
…d clinical characteristics, including treatment outcomes of HIV-TB coinfected patients, as compared to TB cases alone. **MATERIAL AND METHODS:** The quantitative phase had a case-control study design wherein information from 314 patients was extracted between January 2019 and De…
Leite DI, de Castro Bazan Moura S, da Conceição Avelino Dias M, Costa CCP, Machado GP, et al.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) produces the pathologic basis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). An increase in the viral load in the body leads to a decline in the number of T lymphocytes, compromising the patient's immune system. Some opportunistic diseases ma…
Abonyo C, Shaviya N, Budambula V, Were T
… All injection substance users had higher rates of anaemia (HIV+TB+ ISUs, 79.3%; HIV-TB+ISUs, 70.0%; HIV+TB- ISUs, 56.6% and HIV-TB- ISUs, 56.2%) relative to non-ISUs (16.6%; P Conclusion This study revealed that severe anemia and microcytic hypochromic anemia are the most common…
Endalamaw A, Ambachew S, Geremew D, Habtewold TD
…nd and objective Each case of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection worsens the global HIV situation, leads to the failure to achieve tuberculosis (TB) control targets worldwide, and impacts on the use of health service resources. We determined the prevalence of HIV infect…
Moges S, Lajore BA
…kground Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection is a major public health problem in Ethiopia. Patients with TB-HIV co-infection have significantly higher mortality rates compared to those with TB or HIV mono-infection. This systematic review and meta…
Kumar A, Revathi R, Sriram D, Curreli F, Debnath AK, et al.
…losis is the "Achilles heel" of the human immunodeficiency (HIV) ministration. HIV-positive people are 16-27 times more prone to contract tuberculosis. But the adverse interaction between antiretroviral drugs and antitubercular drugs has made it necessary to look for a single dru…
Bhatt A, Quazi Syed Z, Singh H
…ty in individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, posing a significant strain on healthcare systems. Coinfection of HIV and TB results in a mutually advantageous relationship that accelerates the progression of both diseases. TB is a major contributor to…
Tchounga BK, Hoffman N, Masaba R, Djikeussi T, Ndimbii J, et al.
… populations, such as pregnant women and people living with HIV or diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). We assessed outcomes achieved with the integration of SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic testing (Ag-RDT) into maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH); HIV and TB cl…
Bianca Sossen, Mmamapudi Kubjane, Graeme Meintjes
HIV-associated tuberculosis (HIV-TB) is associated with disproportionate mortality: approximately 24% of the 660,000 individuals with TB and HIV died, compared to 11% of those without HIV dying from TB in 2023. HIV is a key driver of ongoing high TB incidence in many countries, p…