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tuberculosis
Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy results in improved quality of life and reduced mortality.
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12 studies
Gray
I, II, IIIa, IIIb
CD4 count, CD4 counts, Czech Republic, Mali, Morocco, TB, Thailand and Uganda, and Zimbabwe, mortality rates, preventive therapy, quality of life, treatment, tuberculosis
Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Côte d'Ivoire, Estonia, Europe, Haiti, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Thailand, USA, Uganda
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death among people with HIV globally, accounting for almost 25% of all HIV deaths in 2008 (WHO, 2009i). The risk of acquiring TB is 21-34 times greater among people living with HIV than in the general population. In 2010, of 8.8 million incident TB cases worldwide, 1.1 million were among people living with HIV, with an estimated 350,000 deaths (WHO, 2011f). ...