Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

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• Research Article
  Factors Associated With Pulmonary Tuberculosis-HIV Co-Infection in Treatment-Naive Adults in Jos, North Central Nigeria
  Author(s): Agbaji O, Ebonyi AO, Meloni ST, Anejo-Okopi JA, Akanbi MO, Oguche S, Agaba PA, SagayAS, Okonkwo P and Kanki PAgbaji O, Ebonyi AO, Meloni ST, Anejo-Okopi JA, Akanbi MO, Oguche S, Agaba PA, SagayAS, Okonkwo P and Kanki P
  
  Background: Co-infection with tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (TB-HIV) remains a major global health problem, with about 1.1 million new cases of TB in HIV-positive persons reported in 2011; 79% of the reported cases were amongst patients living in Africa. Advanced immune suppression remains the most important risk factor for tuberculosis in those with HIV, but epidemiological and clinical factors have also been identified. We sought to determine the prevalence and factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in antiretroviral therapy (ART)- naive HIV-infected patients seeking HIV care services at a tertiary health facility in North Central Nigeria. Methods: We compared clinical and laboratory data for 218 HIV-1 positive adults with and without a diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Results from univariate analyses informed the selection of predictors to .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000222

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