Journal of Bioengineering & Biomedical Science

Fiseha T

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• Research Article
  Tuberculosis Treatment Outcome among HIV Co-infected Patients at Mizan- Aman General Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study
  Author(s): Fiseha T, Gebru T, Gutema H and Debela YFiseha T, Gebru T, Gutema H and Debela Y
  
  Background: HIV–tuberculosis (TB) co-infection has emerged as a major public health threat throughout the world. According to the 2013 WHO global TB report, there were 1.1 million (13%) TB/HIV co-infection, among these, the African Region (essentially sub-Saharan Africa) had by far highest TB/HIV co-infection (75%). In 2012, WHO estimated 230,000 new cases of TB in Ethiopia (247 per 100,000); of whom 9819 (10%) were HIV positive. On the other hand treatment outcome for HIV/TB co-infected patients are worse than those TB only patients. The aim of this study was to assess tuberculosis treatment outcome among HIV infected TB patients in southwest Ethiopia. Methods: We analyzed the records of 2150 tuberculosis patients registered at Mizan Aman General Hospital from June 2010 to July 2013. Tuberculosis type and treatment outcome were categori.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9538.1000139

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