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Predictors Of Tb-Mortality Among Hospitalized Hiv-Infected Children In Kenya, Henry Sohre Kitiabi Mr., Lisa Marie Cranmer Dr.
Predictors Of Tb-Mortality Among Hospitalized Hiv-Infected Children In Kenya, Henry Sohre Kitiabi Mr., Lisa Marie Cranmer Dr.
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Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, resulting in an estimated one million new cases and over 200,000 deaths annually among children. TB is the leading cause of death in HIV-infected children globally (Swaminathan & Rekha, 2010), but few studies have evaluated cofactors of pediatric TB mortality the era ART. We evaluated predictors of TB mortality in a cohort of HIV-infected hospitalized Kenyan children initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Methods: HIV-infected children age(PUSH) trial. Children were ART-naïve and started ART within 2 weeks of enrollment. All children underwent intensified TB case finding at enrollment and were …