Tuberculosis associated mortality in a prospective cohort in Sub Saharan Africa: Association with HIV and antiretroviral therapy | Zendy

Tumaini Nagu | Zendy; Said Aboud | Zendy; Ramadhani S. Mwiru | Zendy; Mecky Matee | Zendy; Martin Rao | Zendy; Wafaie Fawzi | Zendy; Alimuddin Zumla | Zendy; Markus Maeurer | Zendy; Ferdinand Mugusi | Zendy

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Tuberculosis associated mortality in a prospective cohort in Sub Saharan Africa: Association with HIV and antiretroviral therapy

Author(s) -

Tumaini Nagu,

Said Aboud,

Ramadhani S. Mwiru,

Mecky Matee,

Martin Rao,

Wafaie Fawzi,

Alimuddin Zumla,

Markus Maeurer,

Ferdinand Mugusi

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.01.023

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , prospective cohort study , antiretroviral therapy , tanzania , proportional hazards model , mortality rate , cohort study , cohort , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , directly observed therapy , surgery , pediatrics , viral load , immunology , pathology , environmental science , environmental planning

Nine out of ten tuberculosis deaths occur in tuberculosis-burdened countries, particularly Sub Saharan Africa. In these setting mortality has not been fully described. We describe the magnitude and pattern of TB mortality in Tanzania.

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