Title | Integration of antiretroviral therapy with tuberculosis treatment. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Abdool Karim, Salim S., Kogieleum Naidoo, Anneke Grobler, Nesri Padayatchi, Cheryl Baxter, Andrew L. Gray, Tanuja Gengiah, Santhanalakshmi Gengiah, Anushka Naidoo, Niraksha Jithoo, Gonasagrie Nair, Wafaa M. El-Sadr, Gerald Friedland, and Quarraisha Abdool Karim |
Journal | The New England journal of medicine |
Volume | 365 |
Issue | 16 |
Pagination | 1492-501 |
Date Published | 2011 Oct 20 |
ISSN | 1533-4406 |
Keywords | Adult, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, Anti-Retroviral Agents, Antitubercular Agents, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Disease-Free Survival, Drug Administration Schedule, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Male, Tuberculosis, Viral Load |
Abstract | We previously reported that integrating antiretroviral therapy (ART) with tuberculosis treatment reduces mortality. However, the timing for the initiation of ART during tuberculosis treatment remains unresolved. |
DOI | 10.1353/hpu.2012.0006 |
Alternate Journal | N. Engl. J. Med. |