Incidence of Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Europe and North America
Girardi E, Sabin CA, d'Arminio Monforte A, Hogg B, Phillips AN, Gill MJ, Dabis F, Reiss P, Kirk O, Bernasconi E, Grabar S, Justice A, Staszewski S, Fätkenheuer G, Sterne JA. Incidence of Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Europe and North America. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2005, 41: 1772-1782. PMID: 16288403, DOI: 10.1086/498315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of tuberculosisMonths of HAARTMultivariable analysisMultivariable Poisson regression modelsInitiation of HAARTLevel of immunodeficiencyLower baseline CD4Active antiretroviral therapyHIV RNA levelsRisk of tuberculosisInjection drug usersMode of transmissionPoisson regression modelsBaseline CD4HAART initiationHigher CD4Antiretroviral therapyTB epidemicIncidence rateCopies/HAARTDrug usersPatientsTuberculosisCD4