Two-thirds of the world's HIV-infected people live in sub-Saharan Africa, and more than 1.5
million of them die annually. As access to antiretroviral treatment has expanded within the …

Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes systemic T cell destruction
and reduced cell‐mediated immunity that leads to a wide range of opportunistic infections …

HIV/AIDS pandemic has caused a resurgence of TB, resulting in increased morbidity and
mortality worldwide. HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis have a synergistic interaction; …

Undernutrition and infection are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the
developing world. These two problems are interrelated. Undernutrition compromises barrier …

Objectives: To determine rates, risk factors and causes of death among patients accessing a
community-based antiretroviral treatment (ART) programme both prior to and following …

Globally, about 36.7 million people were living with HIV infection at the end of 2015. The
most frequent infection co-occurring with HIV-1 is Mycobacterium tuberculosis—374,000 …

The link between tuberculosis and malnutrition has been recognized for very many years.
The Greeks referred to tuberculosis as “phthisis,” meaning, literally, to waste away and in the …

Objectives: Among adults started on antiretroviral treatment (ART) in a rural district hospital
(a) to determine the cumulative proportion of deaths that occur within 3 and 6 months of …

Tuberculosis is increasing in prevalence in many countries and is now the leading infectious
cause of death world wide, being responsible for three million deaths annually. Infection with …

The second edition of this practical authoritative reference book provides a rational basis for
the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis. Written by a number of experts in the field it …