Factors impacting early mortality in tuberculosis/HIV patients: differences between subjects naïve to and previously started on HAART.

BACKGROUND: Mortality among patients with tuberculosis (TB)/HIV is highest during the first few months of antituberculous therapy. The objective of this study was to assess the factors associated with early mortality among TB/HIV patients and whether these factors are similar for HAART naïve and tho...

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Main Authors: Carolina Arana Stanis Schmaltz, Guilherme Santoro-Lopes, Maria Cristina Lourenço, Mariza Gonçalves Morgado, Luciane de Souza Velasque, Valéria Cavalcanti Rolla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3458068?pdf=render