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HIV-infected presumptive tuberculosis patients without tuberculosis: how many are eligible for antiretroviral therapy in Karnataka, India?

author(s) Kumar, AMV. - Singarajipura, A. - Naik, B. - Guddemane, DK. - Patel, Y.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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  • Northern Europe
  • Europe
  • World
  • Southern Asia
  • Asia
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Ajay M.V. Kumar, Anil Singarajipura, Balaji Naik, Deepak K. Guddemane, Yogesh Patel, Suresh Shastri, Sunil Kumar, Rajesh Deshmukh, B.B. Rewari, Anthony David Harries (2017). HIV-infected presumptive tuberculosis patients without tuberculosis: How many are eligible for antiretroviral therapy in Karnataka, India? Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2017, Pages 11-19 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jegh.2015.12.002

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Abstract

For certain subgroups within people living with HIV (active TB, pregnant women, children under 5 years old, and serodiscordant couples), the World Health Organization recommends antiretroviral therapy (ART) irrespective of CD4 count. Another subgroup which has received increased attention is “HIV-infected presumptive TB patients without TB”. In this study, the authors assess the proportion of HIV-infected presumptive TB patients eligible for ART in Karnataka State (population 60 million). This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

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