Risk Factors for Developing Active Tuberculosis After the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis in Adults Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus | Zendy

Kojo Amoakwa | Zendy; Neil Martinson | Zendy; Lawrence H. Moulton | Zendy; Grace L. Barnes | Zendy; Reginah Msandiwa | Zendy; Richard E. Chaisson | Zendy

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Risk Factors for Developing Active Tuberculosis After the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis in Adults Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Author(s) -

Kojo Amoakwa,

Neil Martinson,

Lawrence H. Moulton,

Grace L. Barnes,

Reginah Msandiwa,

Richard E. Chaisson

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofu120

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , latent tuberculosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , tuberculin , active tuberculosis , immunology , virology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology

Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death among adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and rates of tuberculosis remain high even after preventive therapy. Among 908 HIV-infected adults in a trial of preventive treatment, we found self-reported alcohol consumption, low baseline CD4 count, high baseline viral load, and tuberculin skin test size >15 mm as independent risk factors for incident tuberculosis.

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