Mortality rate and associated factors among patients co-infected with drug resistant tuberculosis/HIV at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda, a retrospective cohort study.

Mortality rate and associated factors among patients co-infected with drug resistant tuberculosis/HIV at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda, a retrospective cohort study.

Drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB)/HIV co-infection remains a growing threat to public health and threatens global TB and HIV prevention and care programs. HIV is likely to worsen the outcomes of DR-TB and DR-TB is likely to worsen the outcomes of HIV despite the scale up of TB and HIV services and...

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Main Authors: Joan Rokani Bayowa, Joan N Kalyango, Joseph Baruch Baluku, Richard Katuramu, Emmanuel Ssendikwanawa, Jane Frances Zalwango, Rebecca Akunzirwe, Stella Maris Nanyonga, Judith Ssemasazi Amutuhaire, Ronald Kivumbi Muganga, Adolphus Cherop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001020

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001020

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