Barriers to initiation of antiretrovirals during antituberculosis therapy in Africa.

In the developing world, the principal cause of death among HIV-infected patients is tuberculosis (TB). The initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during TB therapy significantly improves survival, however it is not known which barriers prevent eligible TB patients from initiating life-saving AR...

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Main Authors: Dominique J Pepper, Suzaan Marais, Robert J Wilkinson, Feriyl Bhaijee, Virginia De Azevedo, Graeme Meintjes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3093394?pdf=render