Background Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in HIV infected individuals is a
serious threat to global efforts to combat tuberculosis. Inconsistent findings on the …

Background Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS are the major public health problems in many parts
of the world particularly in resource limited countries like Ethiopia. Although studies have …

Background To improve treatment outcomes for tuberculosis (TB), efforts to reduce treatment
failure are necessary. The aim of our study was to describe the characteristics of subjects …

Background Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is defined as any bacteriologically
confirmed or clinically diagnosed case of TB involving organs other than the lungs. It is …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV co-infection challenges treatment and worsens the
outcome of TB treatment. This study aimed to assess the outcome of TB treatment and …

Abstract Background Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Tuberculosis (TB) are the
double burden diseases of the world. The African continent takes a great share of TB-HIV …

Objectives The main aim of this study was to assess the overall tuberculosis (TB) treatment
success in Ethiopia and to identify potential factors for poor TB treatment outcome. Design A …

Background Data regarding tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes, proportion of TB/HIV co-
infection and associated factors have been released at different TB treatment facilities in …

Background Drug-resistant tuberculosis remains a major public health threat complicating
tuberculosis control programs globally. Data on rifampicin resistance (RR), which is a …

Objective Directly observed treatment short course has been implemented as part of the
national tuberculosis control program in Ethiopia. The strategy, as evidenced by different …