HIV-related mortality among tuberculosis patients in the Netherlands, 1993-2001 [Notes from the Field]

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in tuberculosis (TB) patients in the Netherlands during the period 1993-2001 was associated with an increased risk of death (adjusted odds ratio 4.71, P < 0.002). Age and sex-standardised mortality rates among HIV-infected TB patients decreased signifi...

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Published inThe international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease Vol. 11; no. 9; pp. 1038 - 1041
Main Authors HAAR, C. H, COBELENS, F. G. J, KALISVAART, N. A, VAN GERVEN, P. J. H. J, VAN DER HAVE, J. J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris, France IUATLD 01.09.2007
Union internationale contre la tuberculose et les maladies respiratoires
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - mortality
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Female
HIV - isolation & purification
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - mortality
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Logistic Models
Low Prevalence
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Mortality
Mortality - trends
Netherlands - epidemiology
Pneumology
Prevention and actions
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk Factors
The Netherlands
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - complications
Tuberculosis - mortality
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Netherlands
Europe
Human
Immunopathology
Prevalence
Mortality
Retroviridae
AIDS
Mycobacterial infection
Immune deficiency
Lentivirus
Epidemiology
the Netherlands
Infection
Virus
Tuberculosis
Viral disease
low prevalence
Bacteriosis
Human immunodeficiency virus
Public health
Pneumology
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Summary:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in tuberculosis (TB) patients in the Netherlands during the period 1993-2001 was associated with an increased risk of death (adjusted odds ratio 4.71, P < 0.002). Age and sex-standardised mortality rates among HIV-infected TB patients decreased significantly over time, from 22.9% in 1993-1995 to 11.8% in 1999-2001 (P < 0.001). No such change was observed for HIV-negative patients. The decrease in mortality is likely due to the more widespread use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
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