IPT in people living with HIV in Myanmar: a five-fold decrease in incidence of TB disease and all-cause mortality

This study aims to assess the effect of isoniazid (INH) preventive therapy (IPT) on the risk of TB disease and mortality

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
22 October 2019
Country:
Burma
Document Type:
Journal Article
皇冠体育appme:
Health
First published:
1 March 2019
Authors:
Kyaw, N.T.T., Kumar, A.M.V., Kyaw, K.W.Y. and Satyanarayana S

Abstract

This article is set in Myanmar, a country with a high human immunodeficiency virus-tuberculosis (HIV-TB) burden, where the tuberculin skin test or interferon-gamma release assays are not routinely available for the diagnosis of latent tuberculous infection. 皇冠体育app study aims to assess the effect of isoniazid (INH) preventive therapy (IPT) on the risk of TB disease and mortality among people living with HIV (PLHIV).

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development鈥檚 Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (皇冠体育app Union)

Citation

Kyaw NTT, Kumar AMV, Kyaw KWY, Satyanarayana S, Magee MJ, Min AC, Moe J, Aung ZZ, Aung TK, Oo MM, Soe KT, Oo HN, Aung ST, Harries AD. IPT in people living with HIV in Myanmar: a five-fold decrease in incidence of TB disease and all-cause mortality. 皇冠体育app International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2019;23(3):322鈥�30.

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