SETTING: Thyolo district, Malawi. OBJECTIVES: To report on 1) case fatality among human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive tuberculosis (TB) patients while on anti-tuberculosis …

Background Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is one of the most fatal infectious
diseases in the world, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia. Even though …

Background. Tuberculosis (TB) notification in South Africa has increased six-fold over the
past two decades, mainly because of the HIV epidemic. Objectives. To describe the …

Background The impact of HIV on TB, and the implications for TB control, has been
acknowledged as a public health challenge. It is imperative therefore to assess the burden …

Summary Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasing among people
living with HIV (PLHIV), especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We determined the …

Every year, 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis (TB). Despite being a preventable and
curable disease, 1.5 million people die from TB each year-making it the world's top …

Nigeria has the highest tuberculosis burden in Africa and one of the world's widest gaps
between estimated and reported cases according to the recently released Global TB Report …

Background In most resource limited settings, new tuberculosis (TB) patients are usually
treated as outpatients. We sought to investigate the reasons for hospitalisation and the …

Contexte Le fardeau de la tuberculose (TB) pose un grave problème de santé publique au
Sénégal. Nous avons analysé les données de surveillance de la tuberculose pour décrire le …

Background The double burden of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) and HIV
disproportionately affects Africa. Our objective was to summarize the prevalence of …