Effectiveness of early antiretroviral therapy initiation to improve survival among HIV-infected adults with tuberculosis: a retrospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND:Randomized clinical trials examining the optimal time to initiate combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in HIV-infected adults with sputum smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) disease have demonstrated improved survival among those who initiate cART earlier during TB treatment. Since thes...

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Main Authors: Molly F Franke, James M Robins, Jules Mugabo, Felix Kaigamba, Lauren E Cain, Julia G Fleming, Megan B Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-05-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3086874?pdf=render