Title | The immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome after antiretroviral therapy initiation in patients with tuberculosis: findings from the SAPiT trial. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Naidoo, Kogieleum, Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma, Nesri Padayatchi, Kasavan Naidoo, Niraksha Jithoo, Gonasagrie Nair, Sheila Bamber, Santhana Gengiah, Wafaa M. El-Sadr, Gerald Friedland, and Salim Abdool Karim |
Journal | Annals of internal medicine |
Volume | 157 |
Issue | 5 |
Pagination | 313-24 |
Date Published | 2012 Sep 4 |
ISSN | 1539-3704 |
Keywords | Adult, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, Anti-Retroviral Agents, Antibiotics, Antitubercular, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome, Immunocompromised Host, Incidence, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Male, Prospective Studies, Rifampin, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Tuberculosis |
Abstract | Concerns about the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) remain a barrier to antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation during antituberculosis treatment in co-infected patients. |
DOI | 10.1353/hpu.2012.0006 |
Alternate Journal | Ann. Intern. Med. |