Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in rural Tanzania: The prospective Kilombero and Ulanga antiretroviral cohort.

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in rural Tanzania: The prospective Kilombero and Ulanga antiretroviral cohort.

BACKGROUND:In sub-Saharan Africa, diagnosis and management of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in people living with HIV (PLHIV) remains a major challenge. This study aimed to characterize the epidemiology and risk factors for poor outcome of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in people living with HIV (...

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Main Authors: Armon Arpagaus, Fabian Christoph Franzeck, George Sikalengo, Robert Ndege, Dorcas Mnzava, Martin Rohacek, Jerry Hella, Klaus Reither, Manuel Battegay, Tracy Renee Glass, Daniel Henry Paris, Farida Bani, Omary Ngome Rajab, Maja Weisser, KIULARCO Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229875

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229875

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