Challenges Across the HIV Care Continuum for Patients With HIV/TB Co-infection in Atlanta, GA | Zendy

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Challenges Across the HIV Care Continuum for Patients With HIV/TB Co-infection in Atlanta, GA

Author(s) -

Marcos C. Schechter,

Destani Bizune,

Michelle Kagei,

David Holland,

Carlos del Rı́o,

Aliya Yamin,

Omar Mohamed,

Alawode Oladele,

Yun F. Wang,

Paulina A. Rebolledo,

Susan M. Ray,

Russell R. Kempker

Publication year - 2018

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/ofy063

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , cohort , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , retrospective cohort study , antiretroviral therapy , hiv diagnosis , directly observed therapy , medical diagnosis , viral load , disease , pediatrics , immunology , pathology

Among persons with active TB co-infected with HIV, we found that the majority had known HIV and were not on ART prior to TB diagnosis, and retention in care and VS post-TB treatment were very low. Strengthening the HIV care continuum is needed to improve HIV outcomes and further reduce rates of active TB/HIV co-infection in our and similar settings.

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