Treatment outcome, mortality and their predictors among HIV-associated tuberculosis patients
Tabarsi P, Chitsaz E, Moradi A, Baghaei P, Farnia P, Marjani M, Shamai M, Amiri M, Nikaein S, Mansouri D, Masjedi M, Altice F. Treatment outcome, mortality and their predictors among HIV-associated tuberculosis patients. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2012, 23: e1-e4. PMID: 23033530, PMCID: PMC3495268, DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyTreatment outcomesTB/HIV co-infected patientsHIV co-infected patientsCat II treatmentCo-infected patientsTB-HIV patientsSerum albumin levelIntravenous drug useRisk of deathLower body weightHistory of imprisonmentAntiretroviral therapyLaboratory characteristicsTB treatmentTuberculosis patientsAlbumin levelsHIV transmissionMean ageII treatmentTB centersAlcohol abuseBetter outcomesPatientsBody weight