The incidence rate of tuberculosis and its associated factors among HIV-positive persons in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TG Wondmeneh, AT Mekonnen - BMC infectious diseases, 2023 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis, along with HIV, is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity
globally. Despite the fact that several primary studies have been conducted on the incidence …

Tuberculosis IRIS: pathogenesis, presentation, and management across the spectrum of disease

CM Quinn, V Poplin, J Kasibante, K Yuquimpo… - Life, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antiretroviral therapy (ART), while essential in combatting tuberculosis (TB) and HIV
coinfection, is often complicated by the TB-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory …

Prevalence and associated risk factors for tuberculosis among people living with HIV in Nepal

N Adhikari, RB Bhattarai, R Basnet, LR Joshi… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Worldwide tuberculosis (TB) takes more lives than any other infectious
diseases. WHO estimates around 68,000 incident TB cases in Nepal. However, in 2018 only …

Prevalence and risk factors of active TB among adult HIV patients receiving ART in northwestern Tanzania: a retrospective cohort study

DW Gunda, SC Maganga, I Nkandala… - Canadian Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Although ART has improved the outcome of people living with HIV/AIDS, still
some patients develop TB while receiving ART. The literature on the magnitude of this …

Tuberculosis case finding with combined rapid point-of-care assays (Xpert MTB/RIF and Determine TB LAM) in HIV-positive individuals starting antiretroviral therapy in …

M Floridia, F Ciccacci, M Andreotti… - Clinical Infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Tuberculosis is a major health concern in several countries, and effective
diagnostic algorithms for use in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–positive patients are …

Ten years of antiretroviral therapy: incidences, patterns and risk factors of opportunistic infections in an urban Ugandan cohort

D Weissberg, F Mubiru, A Kambugu, J Fehr, A Kiragga… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite increased antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage and the raised CD4
threshold for starting ART, opportunistic infections (OIs) are still one of the leading causes of …

Incidence and predictors of tuberculosis among HIV-positive adults on antiretroviral therapy at Debre Markos referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective …

B Temesgen, GD Kibret, NM Alamirew, MW Melkamu… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among people
living with human immunodeficiency virus. Almost one-third of deaths among people living …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence and determinants of tuberculosis among HIV-positive individuals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort study

A Alemu, A Yesuf, B Zerihun, M Getu, T Worku… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the incidence and determinants of tuberculosis (TB) among HIV-
positive individuals in selected health facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the period …

Incidence and predictors of extrapulmonary tuberculosis among people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort …

A Alemu, A Yesuf, E Gebrehanna, B Zerihun, M Getu… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is an emerging public health problem among HIV
positives compared to the general population. This study aimed to assess the incidence and …

Incidence and predictors of tuberculosis among HIV-infected children after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Kassaw, WN Asferie, M Azmeraw, D Kefale… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Globally, Tuberculosis (TB) is the main cause of morbidity and mortality among
infectious disease. TB and Human Immune Virus (HIV) are the two deadly pandemics which …