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Disclosure of HIV status: experiences of patients enrolled in an integrated TB and HAART programme in South Africa.
(NISC & Taylor & Francis, 2009)
The convergence between the tuberculosis (TB) and HIV epidemics has led to studies investigating strategies for integrated HIV and TB care. We present the experiences of a cohort of 17 patients enrolled in the first ...
When to start antiretroviral therapy during tuberculosis treatment?
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins., 2012)
Purpose of review. Effective treatment exists for tuberculosis (TB) and for HIV, but treating both diseases simultaneously presents several challenges. This review assesses the evidence for the timing of antiretroviral ...
Unusual presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a case report on mammary tuberculosis.
(South African Medical Association., 2011)
This case study highlights an unusual manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in a person living with
HIV, namely mammary TB. Clinicians practising in settings where HIV and TB are endemic need to be aware ...
Pregnancies complicated by multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV co-infection in Durban, South Africa.
(International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease., 2006)
SETTING: Tertiary hospitals in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. OBJECTIVE: To study the impact of multidrug-resistant
tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) co-infection during pregnancy on maternal ...
Social constraints to TB/HIV healthcare: accounts from coinfected patients in South Africa.
(Routledge., 2011)
There is a growing imperative to improve the coordination and collaboration of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV healthcare services in response to escalating rates of TB/HIV coinfection. Patient-specific challenges associated ...
TB/HIV: an orphan disease?
(American Thoracic Society., 2011)
No abstract available.
Treatment outcomes for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV co-infection.
(U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases., 2013)
High mortality rates have been reported for patients co-infected with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) and HIV, but treatment outcomes have not been reported. We report treatment outcomes for adult XDR TB ...
MDR-TB patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: cost-effectiveness of 5 models of care.
(Public Library of Science., 2018)
Abstract available in pdf.
Comparing early treatment outcomes of MDR-TB in a decentralised setting with a centralised setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease., 2012)
Setting—In KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, a TB and HIV endemic setting, prolonged hospitalisation for the treatment of the growing number of MDR-TB patients is not possible or effective.
Objective—We compared early treatment ...
Transmission of drug-resistant tuberculosis in HIV-endemic settings.
(Elsevier, 2019)
Abstract available in PDF.