Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis and tuberculosis risk among people living with HIV.

Many randomized and cohort studies have reported a survival benefit with cotrimoxazole prophylaxis without detecting a difference in tuberculosis (TB) incidence by cotrimoxazole status. However, several in vitro studies have reported that cotrimoxazole possesses anti-TB activity. We sought to compar...

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Main Authors: Christopher J Hoffmann, Richard E Chaisson, Neil A Martinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3885446?pdf=render