Journal article
Impact of tuberculosis on mortality among HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: a prospective cohort analysis
Abstract
BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) disease affects survival among HIV co-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Yet, the magnitude of TB disease on mortality is poorly understood.MethodsUsing a prospective cohort of 22,477 adult patients who initiated ART between August 2000 and June 2009 in Uganda, we assessed the effect of active pulmonary TB disease at the initiation of ART on all-cause mortality using a Cox proportional hazards model. …
Authors
Chu R; Mills EJ; Beyene J; Pullenayegum E; Bakanda C; Nachega JB; Devereaux PJ; Thabane L
Journal
AIDS Research and Therapy, Vol. 10, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2013
DOI
10.1186/1742-6405-10-19
ISSN
1742-6405