Increased Mortality After Tuberculosis Treatment Completion in Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Latin America

Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jun 24;71(1):215-217. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz1032.

Abstract

We assessed the association between cured tuberculosis (TB) and mortality among persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Latin America. We compared survival among persons with and without TB at enrollment in HIV care, starting 9 months after clinic enrollment. In multivariable analysis, TB was associated with higher long-term mortality (hazard ratio, 1.57; 95% confidence interval, 1.25-1.99).

Keywords: HIV; TB; long-term mortality; screening.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • HIV
  • HIV Infections* / complications
  • HIV Infections* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Latin America / epidemiology
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Tuberculosis* / complications
  • Tuberculosis* / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis* / epidemiology