Incidence and Risk Factors for Tuberculosis in People Living with HIV: Cohort from HIV Referral Health Centers in Recife, Brazil

Joanna d’Arc Lyra Batista, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Magda Maruza, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Marcela Lopes Santos, Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos, Demócrito de Barros Miranda-Filho, Heloisa Ramos Lacerda and Laura Cunha Rodrigues

PLOS ONE, 2013, vol. 8, issue 5, 1-8

Abstract: Objective: To identify the incidence of and risk factors for tuberculosis in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Design: Observational, prospective cohort study. Methods: A total of 2069 HIV-infected patients was observed between July 2007 and December 2010. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the probability of survival free of tuberculosis, and Cox regression analysis to identify risk factors associated with the development of tuberculosis. Results: Survival free of tuberculosis (TB) was 91%. The incidence rate of tuberculosis was 2.8 per 100 persons/years. Incidence of tuberculosis was higher when subjects had CD4 cell count

Date: 2013
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