Lack of latent tuberculosis (TB) screening and delay in anti-retroviral therapy initiation in HIV-TB co-infection: an 11-year study in an intermediate TB-burden country

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Prevalence, treatment outcomes and determinants of TB/HIV coinfection: A 4-year retrospective review of national tuberculosis registry in a country in a MENA region

“…This study found that patients coinfected with TB and HIV took longer to recover from TB, with an average treatment duration of 11 months compared to 8 months for other TB patients. However, other studies have reported different average durations, such as 8.30 months in Teng et al's study [ 50 ], and 6–12 months in another study for 48.10% of patients [ 15 ], but these studies did not compare TB/HIV coinfected patients to other TB patients. Hayibor et al's study reported a treatment duration of more than 6 months for both HIV-positive and HIV-negative groups, while the two groups did not differ from each other [ 43 ], which contradicts the findings of the present study.…”

Factors associated with mortality in HIV‐TB co‐infected patients during and after the course of TB treatment in high‐burden settings, Mumbai, India: A cohort analysis

“…There may be rapid HIV progression due to immune activation in HIV‐TB co‐infected patients during early ART treatment phase [28, 29]. Thus, regular screening for TB infection is important in HIV‐infected patients [30]. Padmapriyadarshini and colleagues have also suggested that improved and early linkages to ART centre will help in reduction of mortality [31].…”