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cc-by (c) Efsen, Anne Marie W. et al., 2015
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Major Challenges in clinical management of TB/HIV coinfected patients in Eastern Europe compared with Western Europe and Latin America

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Objectives: rates of TB/HIV coinfection and multi-drug resistant (MDR)-TB are increasing in Eastern Europe (EE). We aimed to study clinical characteristics, factors associated with MDR-TB and predicted activity of empiric anti-TB treatment at time of TB diagnosis among TB/HIV coinfected patients in EE, Western Europe (WE) and Latin America (LA). Design and methods: between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2013, 1413 TB/HIV patients (62 clinics in 19 countries in EE, WE, Southern Europe (SE), and LA) were enrolled. Results: significant differences were observed between EE (N = 844), WE (N = 152), SE (N = 164), and LA (N = 253) in the proportion of patients with a definite TB diagnosis (47%, 71%, 72% and 40%, p<0.0001), MDR-TB (40%, 5%, 3% and 15%, p<0.0001), and use of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) (17%, 40%, 44% and 35%, p<0.0001). Injecting drug use (adjusted OR (aOR) = 2.03 (95% CI 1.00-4.09), prior anti-TB treatment (3.42 (1.88-6.22)), and living in EE (7.19 (3.28-15.78)) were associated with MDR-TB. Among 585 patients with drug susceptibility test (DST) results, the empiric (i.e. without knowledge of the DST results) anti-TB treatment included ≥3 active drugs in 66% of participants in EE compared with 90-96% in other regions (p<0.0001). Conclusions: in EE, TB/HIV patients were less likely to receive a definite TB diagnosis, more likely to house MDR-TB and commonly received empiric anti-TB treatment with reduced activity. Improved management of TB/HIV patients in EE requires better access to TB diagnostics including DSTs, empiric anti-TB therapy directed at both susceptible and MDR-TB, and more widespread use of cART.

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EFSEN, Anne marie w., SCHULTZE, Anna, POST, Frank a., PANTELEEV, Alexander, FURRER, Hansjakob, MILLER, Robert f., LOSSO, Marcelo h., TOIBARO, Javier, SKRAHIN, Aliaksandr, MIRÓ MEDA, José m. (josé maría), CAYLÀ I BUQUERAS, Joan a., GIRARDI, Enrico, BRUYAND, Mathias, OBEL, Niels, PODLEKAREVA, Daria n., LUNDGREN, Jens d., MOCROFT, Amanda, KIRK, Ole, ALCAIDE FERNÁNDEZ DE VEGA, Fernando, TB:HIV study group in EuroCoord. Major Challenges in clinical management of TB/HIV coinfected patients in Eastern Europe compared with Western Europe and Latin America. _PLoS One_. 2015. Vol. 10, núm. 12, pàgs. e0145380. [consulta: 24 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 1932-6203. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/99640]

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