Search for dissertations about: "TB associated HIV"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words TB associated HIV.

  2. 1. Aspects of Tuberculosis and HIV Coinfection in Patients at Ethiopian Health Centers

    Author : Sten Skogmar; Enheten för infektionssjukdomar; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HIV; TB; clinical scoring; TB screening; CD4 cell count; immunosuppression; immune activation;

    Abstract : HIV and tuberculosis (TB) remain the two most common infectious causes of death worldwide. During the recent decade antiretroviral treatment (ART) has become available for millions of people living with HIV (PLHIV) globally; yet more than half of PLHIV have not yet initiated ART. READ MORE

  4. 2. Tuberculosis case finding in HIV-positive adults receiving care at health centres in Ethiopia

    Author : Taye Balcha; Enheten för infektionssjukdomar; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HIV; Case detection; Treatment outcome; Health centres; Ethiopia.;

    Abstract : Rapid, accurate diagnosis and management of TB in HIV-positive individuals is critical for the success of antiretroviral treatment programmes in primary health care in Sub-Saharan Africa. These studies aim to develop and evaluate methods for TB case finding in adults receiving care at Ethiopian health centres. READ MORE

  5. 3. Virologic failure and HIV-1 drug resistance among antiretroviral therapy recipients in an urban resource-limited setting : the South African virologic evaluation (SAVE) study

    Author : Ziad El-Khatib; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : HIV-1;

    Abstract : In sub-Saharan Africa, more than four million HIV-infected people have been initiated on antiretroviral therapy (ART); most only have access to first line-treatment, and few ART clinics can provide second- line regimens to everyone in need due to the cost of equipment to detect virologic failure and the cost of alternative drugs. Hence, sustaining the usage of first-line regimens is crucial. READ MORE

  6. 4. Infections with HIV-1 and mycobacterium tuberculosis : the role of HLA class II alleles and HIV phenotypes

    Author : Simani Gaseitsiwe; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), are the two infectious diseases causing the greatest number of deaths globally. The burden of these infections is most felt in the developing world particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This is also a region where some of the studies in this thesis were conducted. READ MORE

  7. 5. Pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV interaction in a setting with a high prevalence of HIV : clinical, diagnostic and epidemiological aspects

    Author : Judith Bruchfeld; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Tuberculosis; HIV; Ethiopia; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; diagnosis; direct microscopy; sodium hypochlorite; sputum concentration; epidemiology; DNA drug resistance; P. carinii; PCP.;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this study was to elucidate the influence of HIV infection on the occurrence, clinical presentation, diagnostic yield and transmission of M tuberculosis among consecutive out-patients with symptoms suggestive of PTB in a high TB and HIV endemic area. Among 509 consecutive out-patients attending a university hospital in Ethiopia, 33. READ MORE