Addressing TB-related mortality in adults living with HIV: a review of the challenges and potential solutions

A Sullivan, RR Nathavitharana - Therapeutic Advances in …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death in people living with HIV (PLHIV) globally,
causing 208,000 deaths in PLHIV in 2019. PLHIV have an 18-fold higher risk of TB, and …

Tuberculosis-associated mortality and risk factors for HIV-infected population in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

FK Bizuneh, TK Bizuneh, SA Masresha… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Despite the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy in reducing mortality from
opportunistic infections among people living with HIV (PLHIV), tuberculosis (TB) continues to …

Effect of tuberculosis infection on mortality of HIV-infected patients in Northern Tanzania

EW Mollel, J Todd, MJ Mahande, SE Msuya - Tropical Medicine and Health, 2020 - Springer
Background TB and HIV are public health problems, which have a synergistic effect to each
other. Despite the decreasing burden of these two diseases they still make a significant …

Risk factors for TB/HIV coinfection and consequences for patient outcomes: evidence from 241 clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo

GH Shah, R Ewetola, G Etheredge… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: In resource-limited countries, patients with tuberculosis (TB)/HIV coinfection
commonly face economic, sociocultural, and behavioral barriers to effective treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Mortality and associated factors among adult patients on tuberculosis treatment in Tanzania: A retrospective cohort study

EM Bukundi, F Mhimbira, R Kishimba, Z Kondo… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is the global leading cause of death from an infectious agent.
Tanzania is among the 30 high TB burden countries with a mortality rate of 47 per 100,000 …

[HTML][HTML] Coinfecção tuberculose/HIV: perfil sociodemográfico e saúde de usuários de um centro especializado

SH Bastos, M Taminato, MV Tancredi… - Acta Paulista de …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Objetivo Descrever algumas características sociodemográficas e de saúde de pessoas que
apresentaram a coinfecção tuberculose e vírus da imunodeficiência humana notificada em …

Survival rate and predictors of mortality among TB/HIV co-infected adult patients: retrospective cohort study

ME Lelisho, TW Wotale, SA Tareke, BD Alemu… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Nowadays, Tuberculosis remains the major cause of HIV-associated mortality, which
accounts for 1 out of every 5 HIV-related mortality worldwide. This study aimed to determine …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of HIV-AIDS on tuberculosis treatment outcome in Southern Ethiopia–a retrospective cohort study

MA Alemu, A Yesuf, F Girma, F Adugna, K Melak… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Globally, the Tuberculosis treatment success rate was worse for HIV-
positive TB patients compared with HIV-negative TB patients. This study aimed at …

Estimation of lifetime survival and predictors of mortality among TB with HIV co-infected children after test and treat strategies launched in Northwest, Ethiopia, 2021; a …

ES Chanie, GA Gelaye, TY Tadesse, DG Feleke… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction In resource-limited settings, the mortality rate among tuberculosis and human
Immunodeficiency virus co-infected children is higher. However, there is no adequate …

Sub-national prevalence survey of tuberculosis in rural communities of Ethiopia

DG Datiko, EA Guracha, E Michael, G Asnake… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis is a major public health problem with varying prevalence in
different settings. National prevalence surveys provide evidence for planning and decision …