Autopsy Prevalence of Tuberculosis and Other Potentially Treatable Infections among Adults with Advanced HIV Enrolled in Out-Patient Care in South Africa.

Autopsy Prevalence of Tuberculosis and Other Potentially Treatable Infections among Adults with Advanced HIV Enrolled in Out-Patient Care in South Africa.

BACKGROUND:Early mortality among HIV-positive adults starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains high in resource-limited settings, with tuberculosis (TB) the leading cause of death. However, current methods to estimate TB-related deaths are inadequate and most autopsy studies do not adequately re...

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Main Authors: Aaron S Karat, Tanvier Omar, Anne von Gottberg, Mpho Tlali, Violet N Chihota, Gavin J Churchyard, Katherine L Fielding, Suzanne Johnson, Neil A Martinson, Kerrigan McCarthy, Nicole Wolter, Emily B Wong, Salome Charalambous, Alison D Grant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5102350?pdf=render

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