Isabelle Suárez, Dominic Rauschning, Cora Schüller, Anna Hagemeier, Melanie Stecher, Clara Lehmann, Philipp Schommers, Stefan Schlabe, Jörg-Janne Vehreschild, Carolin Koll, Carolynne Schwarze-Zander, Jan-Christian Wasmuth, Angela Klingmüller, Jürgen Kurt Rockstroh, Gerd Fätkenheuer, Christoph Boesecke, Jan Rybniker
PURPOSE: The risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB) is considerably increased in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH). However, incidence of HIV/TB coinfection is difficult to assess as surveillance data are lacking in many countries. Here, we aimed to perform a quantitative analysis of HIV/TB coinfections within the Cologne/Bonn HIV cohort and to determine risk factors for active TB. METHODS: We systematically evaluated data of patients with HIV/TB coinfection between 2006 and 2017...
March 16, 2024: Infection