Impact of combination antiretroviral therapy initiation on adherence to antituberculosis treatment

Impact of combination antiretroviral therapy initiation on adherence to antituberculosis treatment

Background: Healthcare workers are often reluctant to start combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) in patients receiving tuberculosis (TB) treatment because of the fear of high pill burden, immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome, and side-effects. Object: To quantify changes in adherence to...

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Main Authors: Marlene Knight, Robyn L. van Zyl, Ian Sanne, Jean Bassett, Annelies van Rie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2015-10-01
Series:Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Subjects:
MEMS
pill count
HIV, sub-Saharan Africa, tuberculosis
Online Access:https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/346

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