Death from TB is 17 times more likely in HIV positives.
A study published in The Lancet(1) found that:
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"Among 460 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, the overall mortality rate was significantly higher in HIV-positive than
HIV-negative persons"
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In fact those with HIV and TB were 17 times more likely to die than those with just tuberculosis.
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References:
(1)
Ackah AN, Coulibaly D, Digbeu H, Diallo K, Vetter KM, Coulibaly IM, Greenberg AE, De Cock KM. Response to treatment,
mortality, and CD4 lymphocyte counts in HIV-infected persons with tuberculosis in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
Lancet. 1995 Mar 11;345(8950):607-10.
PMID: 7898177 http://www.ncbi.n
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Death from TB is 17 times more likely in HIV positives.
A study published in The Lancet(1) found that:
"Among 460 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, the overall mortality rate was significantly higher in HIV-positive than
HIV-negative persons"
In fact those with HIV and TB were 17 times more likely to die than those with just tuberculosis.
References:
(1)
Ackah AN, Coulibaly D, Digbeu H, Diallo K, Vetter KM, Coulibaly IM, Greenberg AE, De Cock KM. Response to treatment,
mortality, and CD4 lymphocyte counts in HIV-infected persons with tuberculosis in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
Lancet. 1995 Mar 11;345(8950):607-10.
PMID: 7898177
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