Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis is associated with reduced risk of incident tuberculosis in participants in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study.

Co-trimoxazole reduces mortality in HIV-infected adults with tuberculosis (TB), and in vitro data suggest potential antimycobacterial activity of co-trimoxazole. We aimed to evaluate whether prophylaxis with co-trimoxazole is associated with a decreased risk of incident TB in Swiss HIV Cohort Study...

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Main Authors: Hasse, B, Walker, A, Fehr, J, Furrer, H, Hoffmann, M, Battegay, M, Calmy, A, Fellay, J, Di Benedetto, C, Weber, R, Ledergerber, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014