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Akanbi K, Ajayi I, Fayemiwo S, Gidado S, Oladimeji A, et al.
…use of death in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in developing countries. World Health Organization (WHO) recommends 85% treatment success rate for all TB cases as an indicator of TB control. The study aimed at determining TB treatment success rate among TB-HIV co…
Cheryl Kerama, Marianne Mureithi, Erick Njenga, Brian Vezi, Rosemary Kamuyu, et al.
…ed that tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) care is free in Kenya, this is only partially true. Co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus (DM), which are not currently subsidized, triple the risk of contracting TB and contribute to poor outcomes such as drug-r…
Sinai I, Cleghorn F, Kinkel HF
…ly and is closely associated with the country's devastating HIV epidemic. The separation of HIV and TB services in primary healthcare services in South Africa hampers TB case finding in patients who are co-infected with HIV and TB. This operational proof of concept study assessed…
Herce ME, Morse J, Luhanga D, Harris J, Smith HJ, et al.
Background Patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) often have their TB and HIV managed in separate vertical programs that offer care for each disease with little coordination. Such "siloed" approaches are associated with diagnostic and treatment delays, which contribute to…
Navaneethapandian Pooranagangadevi, Chandrasekaran Padmapriyadarsini
… from a single infectious agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis. HIV infection and TB are a fatal combination, with each speeding up the progression of the other. Barriers to integrated treatment as well as safety concerns on the co-management of HIV- TB co-infection do exist. Many HI…
J E Akumu, C Sekaggya-Wiltshire, S Babirye, J Musaazi, P E Kukundakwe, et al.
**OBJECTIVE:** Antiretroviral therapy has extended HIV patient survival, increasing non-communicable disease prevalence like diabetes mellitus. Strong links exist between HIV, TB, and diabetes. This study examined diabetes prevalence among adults with TB and HIV, or co-infection …
Rau A, Wouters E, Engelbrecht M, Masquillier C, Uebel K, et al.
…utes a major health risk for healthcare workers (HCWs). The HIV epidemic equally affects the workforce because of the mutually reinforcing epidemiology of HIV and TB. Stigmas associated with HIV and TB have become so intricately entangled that they stop some HCWs from seeking car…
Stable Besa, Jennifer Harris, Nzali Kancheya, Dora K. Luhanga, Helene Smith, et al.
Abstract Background Patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) often have their TB and HIV managed in separate vertical programs that offer care for each disease with little coordination. Such “siloed” approaches are associated with diagnostic and treatment delays, which cont…
Lee, Victoria
HIV and TB are endemic in many regions around the world but disproportionately affect low-income countries. HIV/TB co-infections significantly worsen disease outcome with TB being the leading cause of death in people living with HIV (PLWH). Currently, the only vaccine for TB is t…
Ana-Maria Zaharie, Mirela Țigău
<b>Introduction:</b> Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - tuberculosis (TB) coinfection represents a severe pathology, with high mortality and poorer treatment outcome. Among these patients, people who inject drugs (PWID) represent a special category, with low adherence and high …
З. Р. Махкамова, Т. Н. Голубова, E. A. Gerashchenko, Elena Ivanova, T. I. Bogatyreva
Introduction. The problem of HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) remains relevant at both the international and national levels. Co-infection poses additional challenges for healthcare systems, as well as national and regional economics. Aim. To perform a comparative analysis of the…
Abayomi T Olaniyi
…CT\nThe purpose of this thesis is to assess the need for TB/HIV collaborative programming in Saskatchewan through a needs assessment process.\nGlobally, the occurrence of Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) i…
Christine Sekaggya-Wiltshire, MBChB, PhD
…er, these studies have almost entirely been conducted among HIV negative TB patients, or TB-HIV co-infected patients without severe immunosuppression who are not yet receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). TB-HIV co-infected patients on multiple additional drugs, including ART, a…
Owolabi RS
…TB is the commonest cause of death among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Nigeria. It is difficult to diagnose TB among PLHIV and diagnosed patients often experience poor treatment outcome. Although, PLHIV are living longer because of increased access to antiretroviral therapy (…
Syed Anees Ahmed Gardezi, Syed Haider Tirmizi, Elleyyeen Avais, Muhammad Uzair, Muneeb U. Rehman, et al.
…n 2 million deaths annually. Due to the immunodeficiency in HIV patients’ opportunistic infections can easily get through the human defence system. TB infection is among the most common opportunistic infection present in PLHIV. Aim: To check the prevalence and associated risk fac…
Enane LA, Eby J, Arscott-Mills T, Argabright S, Caiphus C, et al.
… (HCW) approaches, and supported interventions in TB and TB-HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) care for adolescents and young adults (AYA, aged 10-24 years). DESIGN: Semi-structured interviews with HCW in TB clinics, analyzed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: Sixteen HCWs were in…
Davy-Mendez T, Shiau R, Okada RC, Moss NJ, Huang S, et al.
…ounty has some of the highest human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) case rates of California counties. We identified TB-HIV co-infected patients in 2002-2015 by matching county TB and HIV registries, and assessed trends in TB-HIV case rates and estimated preval…
Wouters E, van Rensburg AJ, Engelbrecht M, Buffel V, Campbell L, et al.
…hcare workers (HCWs) are additionally confronted daily with HIV and its associated stigma, causing a syndemic . Early TB diagnosis and treatment are vital, but the uptake of these services through occupational healthcare units (OHUs) is low. The current study hypothesises that (1…
Katende B, Bresser M, Kamele M, Chere L, Tlahali M, et al.
…ic challenged health services globally, and in Lesotho, the HIV and tuberculosis (TB) services were similarly affected. Integrated, multi-disease diagnostic services were proposed solutions to mitigate these disruptions. We describe and evaluate the effect of an integrated, hospi…
Tapati Mondal, Abhik Sarkar, Surya Jyati Chaudhuri, Julius Rahaman
…s and ranks the third highest human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) burden country in the world contributing to 23% of the total global load. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and HIV are known to act synergistically and result in higher mortality rates. TB-HIV coinfection and emerge…
Ponticiello MN, Nanziri LM, Hennein R, Ochom E, Gupta AJ, et al.
…D Stigma is a barrier to care for people affected by TB and HIV in Uganda, where these conditions remain endemic. While scales have been adapted and validated to measure stigma among TB-affected households in Uganda, there is a need for scales that measure the experiences of pers…
Aung ZZ, Saw YM, Saw TN, Oo N, Aye HNN, et al.
…f the countries with the highest burden of tuberculosis and HIV infections (TB-HIV) in the world. However, the survival rate and risk factors for mortality among TB-HIV co-infected patients in the country remain unstudied. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine these…
Jadhav M, Khan T, Bhavsar C, Momin M, Omri A
…Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the leading cause of death in HIV positive patients. In 2017, about 0.3 million HIV positive people died of tuberculosis. There is high load of mycobacteria and HIV in the lungs and eradication of the same is vital for patient survival. Areas covered…
Moskaliuk VD, Kolotylo TR, Pudiak KI, Rudan IV, Goliar OI, et al.
Introduction Epidemics of such dangerous diseases as HIV infection and tuberculosis continue to develop annually. Tuberculosis has become the main cause of mortality in AIDS patients. Both diseases have a negative effect on the state of the immune system, affecting the cells of t…
Ross JM, Henry NJ, Dwyer-Lindgren LA, de Paula Lobo A, Marinho de Souza F, et al.
Background Brazil has high burdens of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV, as previously estimated for the 26 states and the Federal District, as well as high levels of inequality in social and health indicators. We improved the geographic detail of burden estimation by modelling deaths du…