Improved Survival and Cure Rates With Concurrent Treatment for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis–Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection in South Africa
Brust JCM, Shah NS, Mlisana K, Moodley P, Allana S, Campbell A, Johnson BA, Master I, Mthiyane T, Lachman S, Larkan LM, Ning Y, Malik A, Smith JP, Gandhi NR. Improved Survival and Cure Rates With Concurrent Treatment for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis–Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection in South Africa. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017, 66: 1246-1253. PMID: 29293906, PMCID: PMC5888963, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix1125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCells/mm3Immunodeficiency virus coinfectionAntiretroviral therapyMDR tuberculosisCD4 countVirus coinfectionConcurrent treatmentTreatment outcomesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfectionUndetectable HIV viral loadConcurrent antiretroviral therapyMDR tuberculosis patientsHIV viral loadMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisStrong risk factorTuberculosis-HIVTuberculosis outcomesAdverse eventsTuberculosis patientsImproved survivalMedian agePrimary outcomeHIV statusViral loadCure rate