TB/HIV Coinfection
"Predictors of Survival in HIV-Infected Tuberculosis Patients."
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, May 13th, 1996
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in AIDS, "Objective: To ascertain predictors of survival in HIV-infected tuberculosis (TB) patients. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: New York City public hospital. Patients: Fifty-Four consecutive HIV-seropositive patients with newly diagnosed TB and no other AIDS-defining illnesses. Main Outcome Measures: CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts, completion of anti-TB therapy, repeat hospitalizations with TB, and survival. Results: Forty-five (84%) of the 54 patients died a median of 15 months after TB diagnosis (range, 1-80 months), five (9%) were alive after a...
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