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Mortality and risk of tuberculosis among people living with HIV in whom TB was initially ruled out

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Tuberculosis (TB) misdiagnosis remains a public health              concern, especially among people living with HIV (PLHIV), given                the high mortality associated with missed TB diagnoses. The main
objective of this study was to describe the\xC2\xA0all-cause
                mortality, TB incidence rates and their\xC2\xA0associated risk
                factors in a cohort of PLHIV with presumptive TB in whom TB was
                initially ruled out. We retrospectively followed a cohort of
                PLHIV with presumptive TB over a 2\xC2\xA0year-period in a rural
                district in Southern Mozambique. During the study period 382
                PLHIV were followed-up. Mortality rate was 6.8/100 person-years
                (PYs) (95% CI 5.2-9.2) and TB incidence rate was 5.4/100 PYs
                (95% CI 3.9-7.5). Thirty-six percent of deaths and 43% of TB
                incident cases occurred in the first 12\xC2\xA0months of the
                follow up. Mortality and TB incidence rates in the 2-year period
                after TB was initially ruled out was very high. The\xC2\xA0TB
                diagnostic work-up and linkage to HIV\xC2\xA0care should be
                strengthened to decrease TB burden and all-cause mortality among PLHIV with presumptive TB.

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cc by (c) Garcia, Juan Ignacio et al, 2020

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Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

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Mortality and risk of tuberculosis among people living with HIV in whom TB was initially ruled out