Tuberculin skin test positivity among HIV-infected alcohol drinkers on antiretrovirals in south-western Uganda

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death among people living with HIV (PLWH), and current evidence suggests that heavy alcohol users have an increased risk of developing TB disease compared to non-drinkers. Not known is whether the increased risk for TB disease among alcohol users may reflect...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2020-07, Vol.15 (7), p.e0235261
Hauptverfasser:	Muyindike, Winnie R, Fatch, Robin, Cheng, Debbie M, Emenyonu, Nneka I, Ngabirano, Christine, Adong, Julian, Linas, Benjamin P, Jacobson, Karen R, Hahn, Judith A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adult Age AIDS Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology Alcohol use Alcohols Anti-Retroviral Agents - therapeutic use Antiretroviral agents Antiretroviral drugs Antiretroviral therapy Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active Antiviral agents Biology and Life Sciences Body mass Body mass index Body size Care and treatment Complications and side effects Confidence intervals Cross-Sectional Studies Diagnosis Disease prevention Drinking Drinking behavior Drug therapy Epidemiology Female Forecasts and trends Gender Health risks HIV HIV infections HIV Infections - complications HIV Infections - drug therapy Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Infections Infectious diseases Internal medicine Isoniazid Latent Tuberculosis - diagnosis Latent Tuberculosis - etiology Male Medical statistics Medicine Medicine and Health Sciences Middle Aged Mortality Patient outcomes People and Places Population Prevalence Regression analysis Risk Risk Factors Skin Skin tests Statistical analysis Studies Tuberculin Tuberculin Test Tuberculosis Uganda - epidemiology Variables
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