Open AccessCombined antiretroviral and antituberculosis drug resistance following incarceration
Author(s) -
Katharine E. Stott,
Túlio de Oliveira,
Richard Lessells
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
southern african journal of hiv medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.859
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2078-6751
pISSN - 1608-9693
DOI - 10.4102/sajhivmed.v14i3.67
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , tuberculosis , prison , drug resistance , antiretroviral drug , drug , public health , drug resistant tuberculosis , hiv drug resistance , intensive care medicine , antiretroviral therapy , virology , psychiatry , criminology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , viral load , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , sociology , biology
We describe a case of HIV/tuberculosis (TB) co-infection from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, characterised by drug resistance in both pathogens. The development of drug resistance was linked temporally to two periods of incarceration. This highlights the urgent need for improved integration of HIV/TB control strategies within prison health systems and within the broader public health framework.