Tuberculosis treatment survival of HIV positive TB patients on directly observed treatment short-course in Southern Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort study

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Shaweno, Debebe ^a   Worku, Alemayehu ^b  

^a HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Hawassa; Health center; HIV positive; Survival; TB patients; TB treatment

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIXED INFECTION; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COINFECTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84870935994     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-682     Document Type: Article

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