Humans and Mycobacterium tuberculosis have co-evolved together for thousands of years.
Many individuals are infected with the bacterium, but few show signs and symptoms of …

The growing burden of non-communicable diseases amidst the largest burden of HIV in
South Africa leads to disease combinations of multimorbidity with the complexity of care. We …

The recently released draft South African Ethics in Health Research Guidelines: Principles,
Processes and Structures (Draft Guidelines) by the National Health Research Ethics Council …

Males have higher tuberculosis incidence and mortality rates than females. This study aimed
to assess how sex differences in tuberculosis incidence and mortality could be explained by …

Abstract The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) collects all public health laboratory
test results in South Africa, providing a cohort from which to identify groups, by age, sex, HIV …

Background The development of strategies to better detect and manage patients with
multiple long-term conditions requires estimates of the most prevalent condition …

Objectives This study examined the prevalence and sociodemographic factors among older
adults with HIV and TB status in South Africa. Methods This data was cross-sectional and …

Active case finding leveraging new molecular diagnostics and chest X-rays with automated
interpretation algorithms is increasingly being developed for high-risk populations to drive …

Background Despite HIV's evolution to a chronic disease, the burden of advanced HIV
disease (AHD) remains high among PLHIV on ART, due in part to treatment interruptions. TB …

Abstract The South African tuberculosis (TB) epidemic is driven mainly by HIV, and the TB
disease burden is greater in males than females. Additional factors that drive the epidemic …