Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is characterised by the presence of immune responses to
previously acquired Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection without clinical evidence of active …

Objective: To characterize patient and programmatic factors associated with retention in care
during the pre-antiretroviral therapy (ART) period and linkage to ART care. Design …

Introduction: Recent years have seen an increasing recognition of the need to improve
access and retention in care for people living with HIV/AIDS. This review aims to quantify …

Background The World Health Organization has endorsed the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for
investigation of patients suspected of having tuberculosis (TB). However, its utility for routine …

Introduction Several approaches have been taken to reduce pre‐antiretroviral therapy (ART)
losses between HIV testing and ART initiation in low‐and middle‐income countries, but a …

Objective To assess the magnitude of loss to follow-up in smear-or culture-positive
tuberculosis patients before treatment initiation and outcomes among patients who were …

Background Since 2013, over 100 cases of Mycobacterium chimaera prosthetic valve
endocarditis and disseminated disease were notified in Europe and the USA, linked to …

Objective: To assess the utility of urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) detection as a diagnostic
screening test for tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected patients with advanced …

Antiretroviral therapy and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) are both effective interventions
to prevent HIV-associated tuberculosis, but work via different mechanisms. We propose that …

Objectives Adolescents living with HIV face substantial difficulties in accessing HIV care
services and have worse treatment outcomes than other age groups. The objective of this …