Tuberculosis and tuberculosis/HIV/AIDS–associated mortality in Africa: the urgent need to expand and invest in routine and research autopsies
V Mudenda, S Lucas, A Shibemba… - Journal of Infectious …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Frequently quoted statistics that tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS
are the most important infectious causes of death in high-burden countries are based on …
are the most important infectious causes of death in high-burden countries are based on …
Burden of tuberculosis at post mortem in inpatients at a tertiary referral centre in sub-Saharan Africa: a prospective descriptive autopsy study
M Bates, V Mudenda, A Shibemba… - The Lancet infectious …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Patients with subclinical tuberculosis, smear-negative tuberculosis,
extrapulmonary tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and asymptomatic …
extrapulmonary tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and asymptomatic …
[PDF][PDF] Autopsy causes of death in HIV-positive individuals in sub-Saharan Africa and correlation with clinical diagnoses
JA Cox, RL Lukande, S Lucas, AM Nelson… - AIDS Rev, 2010 - researchgate.net
Despite the persistently high HIV-related mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, limited information
on the causes of death is available. Pathological autopsies are the gold standard to …
on the causes of death is available. Pathological autopsies are the gold standard to …
Measuring mortality due to HIV-associated tuberculosis among adults in South Africa: comparing verbal autopsy, minimally-invasive autopsy, and research data
AS Karat, M Tlali, KL Fielding, S Charalambous… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to reduce tuberculosis (TB) deaths
by 95% by 2035; tracking progress requires accurate measurement of TB mortality …
by 95% by 2035; tracking progress requires accurate measurement of TB mortality …
Autopsy-proven causes of death in HIV-infected patients treated for tuberculosis in Abidjan, Cote d'lvoire
AE Greenberg, S Lucas, O Tossou, IM Coulibaly… - Aids, 1995 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine autopsy-proven causes of death in HIV-infected patients treated for
tuberculosis in Abidjan, Cote d'lvoire. Methods: A computerized listing of 9523 patients …
tuberculosis in Abidjan, Cote d'lvoire. Methods: A computerized listing of 9523 patients …
The prevalence and drug sensitivity of tuberculosis among patients dying in hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a postmortem study
Background Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death in South Africa by death notification,
but accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis is challenging in this setting of high HIV prevalence …
but accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis is challenging in this setting of high HIV prevalence …
[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of Nontuberculous mycobacterium infections versus Tuberculosis among autopsied HIV patients in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and …
CH Chiang, PU Tang, GH Lee, TH Chiang… - The American Journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In industrialized countries, Mycobacterium avium complex and other nontuberculous
mycobacteria (NTM) are major causes of opportunistic infection–related deaths in HIV …
mycobacteria (NTM) are major causes of opportunistic infection–related deaths in HIV …
Creating and validating an algorithm to measure AIDS mortality in the adult population using verbal autopsy
BA Lopman, RV Barnabas, JT Boerma… - PLoS …, 2006 - journals.plos.org
Background Vital registration and cause of death reporting is incomplete in the countries in
which the HIV epidemic is most severe. A reliable tool that is independent of HIV status is …
which the HIV epidemic is most severe. A reliable tool that is independent of HIV status is …
An autopsy study describing causes of death and comparing clinico-pathological findings among hospitalized patients in Kampala, Uganda
JA Cox, RL Lukande, AM Nelson, H Mayanja-Kizza… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Information on causes of death in HIV-infected patients in Sub-Saharan Africa is
mainly derived from observational cohort and verbal autopsy studies. Autopsy is the gold …
mainly derived from observational cohort and verbal autopsy studies. Autopsy is the gold …
Autopsy prevalence of tuberculosis and other potentially treatable infections among adults with advanced HIV enrolled in out-patient care in South Africa
AS Karat, T Omar, A Von Gottberg, M Tlali… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Early mortality among HIV-positive adults starting antiretroviral therapy (ART)
remains high in resource-limited settings, with tuberculosis (TB) the leading cause of death …
remains high in resource-limited settings, with tuberculosis (TB) the leading cause of death …