Same-day testing with initiation of antiretroviral therapy or tuberculosis treatment versus standard care for persons presenting with tuberculosis symptoms at HIV diagnosis: A randomized open-label trial from Haiti.

Same-day testing with initiation of antiretroviral therapy or tuberculosis treatment versus standard care for persons presenting with tuberculosis symptoms at HIV diagnosis: A randomized open-label trial from Haiti.

<h4>Background</h4>Same-day HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation is being widely implemented. However, the optimal timing of ART among patients with tuberculosis (TB) symptoms is unknown. We hypothesized that same-day treatment (TB treatment for those diagnosed with TB...

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Main Authors: Nancy Dorvil, Vanessa R Rivera, Cynthia Riviere, Richard Berman, Patrice Severe, Heejung Bang, Kerlyne Lavoile, Jessy G Devieux, Mikerlyne Faustin, Giovanni Saintyl, Maria Duran Mendicuti, Samuel Pierre, Alexandra Apollon, Emelyne Dumond, Guyrlaine Pierre Louis Forestal, Vanessa Rouzier, Adias Marcelin, Margaret L McNairy, Kathleen F Walsh, Kathryn Dupnik, Lindsey K Reif, Anthony L Byrne, Stephanie Bousleiman, Eli Orvis, Patrice Joseph, Pierre-Yves Cremieux, Jean William Pape, Serena P Koenig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-06-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004246

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