Open AccessImpact of ART on TB Case Fatality Stratified by CD4 Count for HIV-Positive TB Patients in Cape Town, South Africa (2009–2011)
Author(s) -
Richard Kaplan,
Judy Caldwell,
Keren Middelkoop,
LindaGail Bekker,
Robin Wood
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000000201
Subject(s) - cape , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , case fatality rate , medicine , tuberculosis , geography , environmental health , demography , virology , archaeology , population , pathology , sociology
To identify determinants of tuberculosis (TB) case fatality including the impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) at different CD4 thresholds for HIV-positive adult and adolescent TB patients.