Prognostic significance of the interval between the initiation of antiretroviral therapy and the initiation of anti-tuberculosis treatment in HIV/tuberculosis-coinfected patients: Results from the TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database

• Main Authors: Han,S., Zhou,J., Lee,M., Zhao,H., Chen,Y.M.A., Kumarasamy,N., Pujari,S.N., Lee,C., Omar,S.F.S., Ditangco,R.A., Phanuphak,N., Kiertiburanakul,S., Chaiwarith,R., Merati,T.P., Yunihastuti,E., Tanuma,J., Saphonn,V., Sohn,A.H., Choi,J., Mean,C.V., Vohith,K., Zhang,F., Zhao,H.X., Han,N., Li,P., Saghayam,S., Ezhilarasi,C., Pujari,S.S., Joshi,K.S., Makane,A., Wirawan,D.N., Yuliana,F., Imran,D., Widhani,A., Oka,S., Nishijima,T., Choi,J.Y.O., Kim,J., Sim,B.L.H., David,R.A., Kamarulzaman,A.B., Kajindran,A., Ditangco,R., Uy,E., Bantique,R.O., Wong,W., Kuo,L.H., Ng,O., Chua,A., Lee,L.S., Loh,A., Phanuphak,P.P., Ruxrungtham,K., Khongphattanayothin,M., Sungkanuparph,S., Sanmeema,N., Sirisanthana,T., Kotarathititum,W., Nguyen,V.K., Bui,V.H., Cao,T.T.T., Pham,T.T., Cuong,D.D.U., Ha,H.L., Durier,N., Petersen,B., Cooper,D.A., Law,M., Jiamsakul,A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2015
• Subjects: Pharmacology (medical); Health Policy; Infectious Diseases
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84891828094&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38272
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Objectives: We evaluated the effect of the time interval between the initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the initiation of tuberculosis (TB) treatment on clinical outcomes in HIV/TB-coinfected patients in an Asian regional cohort. Methods: Adult HIV/TB-coinfected patients in an observatio...