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Bulemba Katende, Moniek Bresser, Mashaete Kamele, Lebohang Chere, Mosa Tlahali, 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…
Kalyan Das, C. Rajivganthi, M. N. Srinivas, Fathalla A. Rihan
…ic model for Tuberculosis(TB), Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV), and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome(AIDS) co-infection. Our study examines how delay impacts mathematical models of TB, HIV, and AIDS. There are four classes in the proposed system - Susceptibles, TB infectives,…
Judith A Hahn, PhD, MA
… and adherence to, 6 months of daily INH (6H) in 300 TB and HIV-infected persons (200 drinkers and 100 non-drinkers) in Uganda. The first aim is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of 6H overall and by level of alcohol use. The second aim is to estimate adherence and compare …
Aklillu E, Zumla A, Habtewold A, Amogne W, Makonnen E, et al.
Background and purpose In TB-HIV co-infection, prompt initiation of TB therapy is recommended but anti-retroviral treatment (ART) is often delayed due to potential drug-drug interactions between rifampicin and efavirenz. In a longitudinal cohort study, we evaluated the effects of…
Olsson O, Tesfaye F, Søkilde R, Mazurek J, Abebe M, et al.
HIV infection affects the course of tuberculosis (TB), and HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) synergize in disease progression through complex immunological interplay. To gain further understanding of these mechanisms, we compared the microRNA (miRNA) and small nucleolar RN…
Musaazi J, Sekaggya-Wiltshire C, Kiragga AN, Kalule I, Reynolds SJ, et al.
…ne tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes from a long-term TB-HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) integrated model of care at the Infectious Diseases Institute Clinic, Kampala, Uganda. METHODS We included HIV-positive adults who were new TB cases initiated on anti-tuberculosis treat…
Baylor College of Medicine
…eaths in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV). Children and adolescents living with HIV (CALHIV) are disproportionately affected due to inadequate preventive services, large case detection gaps, treatment and adherence challenges, and knowledge gaps. This proje…
Nakiyingi L, Bwanika JM, Ssengooba W, Mubiru F, Nakanjako D, et al.
…s, utility of CXR in diagnosis of smear-negative TB in high HIV/TB burden settings in the Xpert MTB/RIF era remains unpredictable. We evaluated accuracy and additive value of CXR to Xpert MTB/RIF in the diagnosis of TB among HIV-positive smear-negative presumptive TB patients. Me…
Olga R. Terentyeva, О. Г. Комиссарова, Rizvan Abdullaev, E.A. Revyakin, Irina Yu. Babaeva
…aboratory manifestations of TB in males and females with TB/HIV co-infection. Materials and methods. The study enrolled 295 patients, who were divided into two groups. The main group included 152 pulmonary TB patients with HIV co-infection (Group TB/HIV), the comparison group inc…
Etthel M. Windels, Eddie M. Wampande, Moses Joloba, W. Henry Boom, Galo A. Goig, et al.
Abstract Persons living with HIV are known to be at increased risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) disease upon infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb ). However, it has remained unclear how HIV co-infection affects subsequent Mtb transmission from these patients. Here, …
Abdullahi SA, Smelyanskaya M, John S, Adamu HI, Ubochioma E, et al.
… facilities. Infectious diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and HIV are especially difficult to address under such conditions, and IDPs are vulnerable to both. Although international investment supports some health interventions among IDPs, locally sourced solutions are lacking. Meth…
Shaukat SN, Nasir F, Raza A, Khanani R, Uddin S, et al.
…formed on KIR3DS1/L1 in association with IFN-ɣ/IL-10 in TB, HIV-1, and their confections. We aimed to evaluate KIR3DS1/KIR3DL1 expression in association with IFNɣ/IL-10 in HIV-1 and TB mono-infections and HIV-1/TB confection and compared with uninfected controls using RTq PCR. We…
Maji D, Agarwal U, Kumar L, V V, Sharma A
The risk of death in HIV-TB coinfected individuals is far greater than in HIV-only patients. It is critical to provide timely and appropriate therapy in HIV-TB coinfected patients in order to reduce morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical p…
Navasardyan I, Miwalian R, Petrosyan A, Yeganyan S, Venketaraman V
The co-occurrence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) infection poses a significant global health challenge. Treatment of HIV and TB co-infection often necessitates combination therapy involving antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV and anti-TB medications,…
P. O. (Peter) Adediji, M. B. (Muideen) Olatunji, S. O. (Samuel) Okijiola, A. G. (Alimi) Annabelle, J. A. (Judith) Arachie
…mics of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This co-occurrence, often referred to as the "cursed duet," exerts a devastating impact on individuals, families, communities, and populations. In Nigeria, one of the countries significantly affected, both TB and H…
Thekkur P, Takarinda KC, Timire C, Sandy C, Apollo T, et al.
…D-19 was declared a pandemic, there was concern that TB and HIV services in Zimbabwe would be severely affected. We set up real-time monthly surveillance of TB and HIV activities in 10 health facilities in Harare to capture trends in TB case detection, TB treatment outcomes and H…
Muhammad Adnan Shereen, Nadia Bashir, Abeer Kazmi, H. Qazi, Syeda Mehreen Hassan, et al.
Background: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) afflicts the immune system by annihilating the white blood cells. The infection of HIV can alter the epidemiology and clinical profile of tuberculosis (TB) in patients suffering from co-infection. The objectives of the current st…
Morgan PA, Parbie PK, Ntiamoah DO, Boadu AA, Asare P, et al.
…e of tuberculosis (TB) cases with diabetes mellitus (DM) or HIV comorbidities before anti-TB therapy and after the intensive phase anti-TB therapy. Methods Ninety cases comprising 60 TB-only, 23 TB-DM, 7 TB-HIV were recruited, among which 35 TB-only, 10 TB-DM, 5 TB-HIV were also …
Boffa J, Moyo S, Chikovore J, Salomon A, Daniels B, et al.
…d South Africa has high burdens of tuberculosis (TB) and TB-HIV, yet the quality of patient care in the private sector is unknown. We describe quality of TB and TB-HIV care among private general practitioners (GPs) in two South African cities using standardised patients (SPs). Me…
Melati Silvanni N, Spartaco Santi, Sri Novita, L Dharma
…ulosis (TB) can co-occur with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The inflammatory condition that accompany the infection causes the release of free radicals and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) which can affect the lipid profile through increase of lipid peroxidase. Previous studie…
Dina Bisara, Oster Suriani Simarmata, Novianti Novianti, Felly Philipus Senewe
…tuberculosis is the most serious opportunistic infection in HIV/AIDS subjects and is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries. Objective: To describe the results of HIV / TB examination in Merauke District Hospital Method: Study design is cross-sectional u…
Tammy Meyers, MD, Paul Krogstad, MD
People who are infected with HIV and tuberculosis (TB) need to receive medications that treat both diseases safely and effectively. This study enrolled infants and children infected with HIV and TB and evaluated the safety and tolerance of an antiretroviral (ARV) treatment regime…
Amy Y Vittor, MD PHD
…erculosis (TB) is one opportunistic infection often seen in HIV individuals. In 2013, there were an estimated 31,800 HIV-TB co-infection cases and 6,100 HIV-related deaths due to TB in the Americas. Due to the non-specific nature of its clinical symptoms, TB can be confused with …
Aturinde A, Farnaghi M, Pilesjö P, Mansourian A
…for individuals infected with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Conversely, HIV is the most important risk factor in the progression of TB from the latent to the active status. In order to manage this double epidemic situation, an integrated approach that includes HIV managemen…
Pourakbari B, Mamishi S, Banar M, Keshtkar AA, Mahmoudi S
Introduction Co-infection of TB/ HIV is an emerging threat to a global public health. Although several studies have investigated the prevalence of TB/HIV co-infection in Iran, the results are inconsistent. The current systematic review and meta-analysis was planned to estimate th…