A recent HIV diagnosis is associated with non-completion of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in an HIV-infected cohort in Cape Town.

Despite high rates of successful treatment TB incidence in South Africa remains high, suggesting ongoing transmission and a large reservoir of latently infected persons. Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) is recommended as preventive therapy in HIV-infected persons. However, implementation has been...

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Main Authors: Tolu Oni, Relebohile Tsekela, Bekekile Kwaza, Lulama Manjezi, Nonzwakazi Bangani, Katalin A Wilkinson, David Coetzee, Robert J Wilkinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3527556?pdf=render