Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome(AIDS) and Tuberculosis(Tb) Co-infection Treatment Strategies Study of China.

Summary

To determine the best time to begin anti-HIV(Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) treatment in individuals who co-infected with HIV and tuberculosis (Tb). This prospective, randomized study is being conducted on HIV/Tb co-infected patients in China to evaluate and compare the efficacy of antiretroviral therapy after 2 weeks TB treatment versus deferred ART initiated 8 weeks after initiation of TB treatment.

Timeline

Start

2009-02

Primary completion

2011-06

Completion

2013-06

Publications

• Ji YJ, Liang PP, Shen JY, Sun JJ, Yang JY, Chen J, Qi TK, Wang ZY, Song W, Tang Y, Liu L, Zhang RF, Shen YZ, Lu HZ. Risk factors affecting the mortality of HIV-infected patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in the cART era: a retrospective cohort study in China. Infect Dis Poverty. 2018 Mar 24;7(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s40249-018-0405-8.

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