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     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Persistent High Mortality in Advanced HIV/TB Despite Appropriate Antiretroviral and Antitubercular Therapy: an Emerging Challenge.
Bisson GP, Zetola N, Collman RG.
Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2015 Mar 15.
 Abstract

Role of oral candidiasis in TB and HIV co-infection: AIDS Clinical Trial Group Protocol A5253.
Shiboski CH, Chen H, Ghannoum MA, et al
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Jun;18(6):682-8.
Abstract

Multidrug- and isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis in three high HIV burden African regions.
Sanchez-Padilla E, Ardizzoni E, Sauvageot D,  et al
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Aug;17(8):1036-42.
 Abstract

Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis/HIV/AIDS-Associated Mortality in Africa: The Urgent Need to Expand and
Invest in Routine and Research Autopsies.
Mudenda V, Lucas S, Shibemba A, et al
J Infect Dis. 2012 May;205 Suppl 2:S340-6.
 Abstract

Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis/HIV/AIDS-Associated Mortality in Africa: The Urgent Need to Expand
and Invest in Routine and Research Autopsies.
Mudenda V, Lucas S, Shibemba A,  et al
J Infect Dis. 2012 Mar 23.
Abstract

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 Barriers to Initiation of Antiretrovirals during Antituberculosis Therapy in Africa.
Pepper DJ, Marais S, Wilkinson RJ,  et al
PLoS One. 2011 May 12;6(5):e19484.
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Botswana
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Isoniazid-associated hepatitis in HIV-infected adults receiving thirty-six months isoniazid prophylaxis in Botswana.
Tedla Z, Nguyen ML, Sibanda T,  et al
Chest. 2014 Oct 23.
 Abstract

Anti-tuberculosis treatment outcomes in HIV-infected adults exposed to isoniazid preventive therapy in Botswana
Sibanda T, Tedla Z, Nyirenda S,  et al
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Feb;17(2):178-85
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Burkino Faso
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Risk factors of tuberculosis infection among HIV/AIDS Patients in Burkina Faso.
Méda CZ, Sombié I, Sanon OW, et al
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2013 Mar 21
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Systemic exposure to rifampicin in patients with tuberculosis and advanced HIV disease during highly active
antiretroviral therapy in Burkina Faso.
Saleri N, Dembélé SM, Villani P,  et al
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2011 Oct 25.
Abstract
Cameroon
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
"If the patients decide not to tell what can we do?"- TB/HIV counsellors' dilemma on partner
notification for HIV.
 Njozing BN, Edin KE, Sebastián MS, Hurtig AK.
BMC Int Health Hum Rights. 2011 Jun 3;11:6.
 Paper

Assessing the accessibility of HIV care packages among tuberculosis patients in the
Northwest Region, Cameroon.
Njozing NB, Sebastian MS, Tih PM, Hurtig AK. 
BMC Public Health. 2010 Mar 12;10(1):129
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DR Congo
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Delayed antiretroviral therapy despite integrated treatment for tuberculosis and HIV infection.
Patel MR, Nana M, Yotebieng M, et al  
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Jun;18(6):694-9
 Abstract
Ethiopia
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Virologic and immunologic outcome of HAART in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-1 infected patients
with and without tuberculosis (TB) and latent TB infection (LTBI) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Kassa D, Gebremichael G, Alemayehu Y,  et al
AIDS Res Ther. 2013 Jul 10;10(1):18
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 Incidence and predictors of tuberculosis among adult people living with human immunodeficiency virus at the University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.
Addis Alene K, Nega A, Wasie Taye B.
BMC Infect Dis. 2013 Jun 28;13(1):292.
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 Do common mental disorders decline over time in TB/HIV co-infected and HIV patients without TB who are on antiretroviral treatment?
Deribew A, Deribe K, Reda AA, et al
BMC Psychiatry. 2013 Jun 27;13(1):174
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 Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Induced Hepatotoxicity among TB/HIV Co-Infected Patients at Jimma University Hospital, Ethiopia: Nested Case-Control Study.
Hassen Ali A, Belachew T, Yami A, Ayen WY.
PLoS One. 2013 May 16;8(5):e64622
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Incidence of tuberculosis and early mortality in a large cohort of HIV infected patients receiving
antiretroviral therapy in a tertiary hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Kassa A, Teka A, Shewaamare A, Jerene D.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Apr 19.
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 Common mental disorders in TB/HIV co-infected patients in Ethiopia.
Deribew A, Tesfaye M, Hailemichael Y,  et al 
BMC Infect Dis. 2010 Jul 9;10(1):201
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Ghana
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Integration of tuberculosis and HIV services: Exploring the perspectives of co-infected patients in Ghana.
Anku PJ, Amo-Adjei J, Doku DT, Kui-Kyereme A
Glob Public Health. 2017 Oct 6:1-12.
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Guinea-Bissau
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Higher mortality in HIV-2/HTLV-1 co-infected patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, compared to HIV-2-positive HTLV-1-negative patients.
Norrgren H, Bamba S, Da Silva ZJ,  et al
Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Apr 13.
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Kenya
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Antiretroviral treatment uptake and attrition among HIV-positive patients with tuberculosis in Kibera, Kenya.
Tayler-Smith K, Zachariah R, Manzi M,  et al
Trop Med Int Health. 2011 Aug 11.
Abstract
Malawi
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Relapse or reinfection with tuberculosis: a whole genome sequencing approach in a large population-based cohort with high HIV prevalence and active follow-up.
Guerra-Assunção JA, Houben RM. et al
J Infect Dis. 2014 Oct 21.
 Abstract

Integrated tuberculosis and HIV care in a resource-limited setting: experience from the Martin Preuss centre, Malawi.
Phiri S, Khan PY, Grant AD, et al
Trop Med Int Health. 2011 Aug 2.
 Abstract

Using tuberculosis suspects to identify patients eligible for antiretroviral treatment.
Munthali L, Mwaungulu JN, Munthali K, et al 
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2006 Feb;10(2):199-202.
 Abstract

Can we get more HIV-positive tuberculosis patients on antiretroviral treatment in a
rural district of Malawi?
Zachariah R, Teck R, Ascurra O, et al  
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2005 Mar;9(3):238-47.
 Abstract
 
Mozambique
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype Is Associated with HIV Infection in Mozambique.
Viegas SO, Machado A, Groenheit R,  et al
PLoS One. 2013 Aug 7;8(8):e71999.
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial isolates among patients with
recent HIV infection in Mozambique.
Nunes EA, De Capitani EM, Coelho E, et al
 J Bras Pneumol. 2008 Oct;34(10):822-8
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Niger
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Rate, pattern and barriers of HIV serostatus disclosure in a resource-limited setting in the
Niger delta of Nigeria.
Akani CI, Erhabor O. 
Trop Doct. 2006 Apr;36(2):87-9.
Abstract
Nigeria
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Tuberculosis Incidence and Risk Factors Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in a Large HIV Program in Nigeria.
Chang CA, Meloni ST, Eisen G,
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2015 Oct 17;2(4):ofv154.
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Public-private mix for TB and TB-HIV care in Lagos, Nigeria.
Daniel OJ, Adedeji Adejumo O, Abdur-Razzaq HA, et al
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Sep;17(9):
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Rwanda
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Scaling Up Intensified Tuberculosis Case Finding in HIV Clinics in Rwanda.
Uwinkindi F, Nsanzimana S, Riedel DJ, et al
 J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Feb 20
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South Africa
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
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The Burden and Clinical Presentation of Pulmonry Tuberculosis in Adults With Severe Respiratory Illness in a High Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevalence Setting, 2012-2014.
Walaza S, Tempia S, Dreyer A,  et al
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017 Aug 7;4(3):ofx116.
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Unsuccessful TB treatment outcomes with a focus on HIV co-infected cases: a cross-sectional retrospective record review in a high-burdened province of South Africa
Engelbrecht MC, Kigozi NG, Chikobvu P, et al
BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 Jul 10;17(1):470.
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Time to ART Initiation among Patients Treated for Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in Khayelitsha, South Africa: Impact on Mortality and Treatment Success.
Daniels JF, Khogali M, Mohr E, et al;
PLoS One. 2015 Nov 10;10(11):e0142873.
Paper

Relationship between blood concentrations of hepcidin and anaemia severity, mycobacterial burden and mortality in patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis.
Kerkhoff AD, Meintjes G, Burton R, et al 
J Infect Dis. 2015 Jul 1.
Abstract

Double-dose lopinavir-ritonavir in combination with rifampicin-based anti-tuberculosis treatment in South Africa.
Sunpath H, Winternheimer P, Cohen S,  et al
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Jun;18(6):689-93.
 Abstract

Predictors of delay in the diagnosis and treatment of suspected tuberculosis in HIV co-infected patients in South Africa.
Otwombe KN, Variava E, Holmes CB,et al
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Sep;17(9):1199-205.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT  ARTICLE
 Blood Neutrophil Counts in HIV-Infected Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Association with Sputum Mycobacterial Load.
Kerkhoff AD, Wood R, Lowe DM,  et al
PLoS One. 2013 Jul 9;8(7):e67956.
Paper

Impact of human immunodeficiency virus and CD4 count on tuberculosis diagnosis: analysis of city-wide data from Cape Town, South Africa.
Gupta RK, Lawn SD, Bekker LG et al
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Aug;17(8):1014-22.
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 Complications of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in Hospitalised Patients with HIV-Associated Tuberculosis.
van der Plas H, Meintjes G, Schutz C,  et al
PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e54145.
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Completeness and concordance of TB and HIV surveillance systems for TB-HIV co-infected patients in South Africa.
Auld SC, Kim L, Webb EK,  et al
 Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Feb;17(2):186-91
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 Coadministration of Lopinavir/Ritonavir and Rifampicin in HIV and Tuberculosis Co-Infected Adults in South Africa.
Murphy RA, Marconi VC, Gandhi RT
PLoS One. 2012;7(9):e44793
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 Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Patients Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in Durban, South Africa.
Hom JK, Wang B, Chetty S,  et al
PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e43281.
Paper

Loss to follow-up and mortality among HIV-infected people co-infected with TB at ART initiation in Durban,
South Africa.
Bassett IV, Chetty S, Wang B,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Oct 24.
 Abstract

No discriminatory value of interferon release added to smear negative HIV-tuberculosis
algorithms. [South Africa]
Rangaka MX, Gideon HP, Wilkinson KA, et al
Eur Respir J. 2011 Jun 30.
Abstract

BMI and risk of tuberculosis and death: a prospective cohort of HIV-infected adults
from South Africa.
Hanrahan CF, Golub JE, Mohapi L, et al
AIDS. 2010 May 25.
 Abstract

Early treatment outcomes and HIV status of patients with extensively
drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study.
Dheda K, Shean K, Zumla A, et al 
Lancet. 2010 May 18.
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Sudan
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Status of HIV serology among pulmonary tuberculosis patients: the pattern of pulmonary tuberculosis and the characteristics of patients.Al-Ani A, Bingawi H, Hussein R.
J Int AIDS Soc. 2012 Nov 11;15(6):18414
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The cost to health services of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection among tuberculosis
patients in Sudan.
El-Sony AI.
Health Policy. 2005 Dec 1;
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Swaziland
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
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 Integrating intesified case finding of tuberculosis into HIV care: an evaluation from rural Swaziland.
Elden S, Lawes T, Kudsk-Iversen S, et al
BMC Health Serv Res. 2011 May 23;11(1):118
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Tanzania
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Recurrent tuberculosis risk among HIV-infected adults in Tanzania with prior active tuberculosis.
Lahey T, Mackenzie T, Arbeit RD,  et al
 Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Sep 12.
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Pulmonary tuberculosis among people living with HIV/AIDS attending care and treatment in rural
northern Tanzania.
Ngowi BJ, Mfinanga SG, Bruun JN, Morkve O.
BMC Public Health. 2008 Sep 30;8(1):341.
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 Sputum microscopy for the diagnosis of HIV-associated pulmonary tuberculosis in Tanzania.
Matee M, Mtei L, Lounasvaara T, Wieland-Alter W, et al
BMC Public Health. 2008 Feb 21;8(1):68
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Uganda
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Use of symptom screening and sputum microscopy testing for active tuberculosis case detection among HIV-infected patients in real-world clinical practice in Uganda.
Roy M, Muyindike W, Vijayan T, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 May 6
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Predictors for MTB Culture-Positivity among HIV-Infected Smear-Negative Presumptive Tuberculosis Patients in Uganda: Application of New Tuberculosis Diagnostic Technology
Nakiyingi L, Nonyane BA, Ssengooba W, et al
PLoS One. 2015 Jul 29;10(7):e0133756
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Age, Sex & Nutritional Status Modify CD4+T-Cell Recovery Rate in HIV/Tuberculosis Co-infected Patients on cART.
Ezeamama AE, Mupere E, Oloya J, et al
Int J Infect Dis. 2015 Apr 21.
Abstract

Integrating TB screening tool in medical clinical records improves TB screening and detection among HIV and AIDS patients; a case TASO Uganda.
Stephen O, Kinara O.
J Int AIDS Soc. 2012 Nov 11;15(6):18411.
Abstract

Clinical spectrum, risk factors and outcome of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in patients with tuberculosis-HIV coinfection.
Worodria W, Menten J, Massinga-Loembe M, et al
Antivir Ther. 2012 Apr 27
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A Randomized Trial of Punctuated Antiretroviral Therapy in Ugandan HIV-Seropositive Adults With Pulmonary Tuberculosis and CD4+ T-Cell Counts of >=350 cells/{micro}L.
Nanteza MW, Mayanja-Kizza H, Charlebois E, et al
J Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;204(6):884-92.
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Causes of early mortality in HIV-infected TB suspects in an East African referral hospital.
Kyeyune R, den Boon S, Cattamanchi A,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Dec 1;55(4):446-50.
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Zambia
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  High prevalence of tuberculosis in newly enrolled HIV patients in Zambia: need for enhanced screening approach.
Henostroza G, Harris JB, Chitambi R, et al
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 Aug;20(8):1033-9.
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 Association of BMI Category Change with TB Treatment Mortality in HIV-Positive Smear-Negative and
Extrapulmonary TB Patients in Myanmar and Zimbabwe.
Benova L, Fielding K, Greig J, et al
PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e35948
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