| Title | Risk factors for mortality among MDR- and XDR-TB patients in a high HIV prevalence setting. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Gandhi, N. R., J. R. Andrews, J. C. M. Brust, R. Montreuil, D. Weissman, M. Heo, A. P. Moll, G. H. Friedland, and N. S. Shah |
| Journal | The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 90-7 |
| Date Published | 2012 Jan |
| ISSN | 1815-7920 |
| Keywords | Adult, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, Anti-Retroviral Agents, Antitubercular Agents, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Coinfection, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial, Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Markov Chains, Monte Carlo Method, Prevalence, Prognosis, Proportional Hazards Models, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, South Africa, Survival Analysis, Time Factors, Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary |
| Abstract | Recent studies suggest that the prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in sub-Saharan Africa may be rising. This is of concern, as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection in multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB has been associated with exceedingly high mortality rates. |
| DOI | 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181fbc94f |
| Alternate Journal | Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. |
