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HIV Viral Load as an Independent Risk Factor for Tuberculosis in South Africa: Collaborative Analysis of Cohort Studies

Fenner L, Atkinson A, Boulle AM, Fox MP, Prozesky HW,  et al.
2017-06-23 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2017-06-23 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
Chronic immune activation due to ongoing HIV replication may lead to impaired immune responses against opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis (TB). We studied the role of HIV repl...
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Seasonal variations in tuberculosis diagnosis among HIV-positive individuals in Southern Africa: analysis of cohort studies at antiretroviral treatment programmes

Ballif M, Zurcher K, Reid SE, Boulle AM, Fox MP,  et al.
2018-01-11 • BMJ Open
2018-01-11 • BMJ Open
Seasonal variations in tuberculosis diagnoses have been attributed to seasonal climatic changes and indoor crowding during colder winter months. We investigated trends in pulmonary tuber...
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Tuberculosis in antiretroviral treatment programs in lower income countries: availability and use of diagnostics and screening

Fenner L, Ballif M, Graber C, Nhandu V, Dusingize JC,  et al.
2013-10-17 • PLOS One
2013-10-17 • PLOS One
In resource-constrained settings, tuberculosis (TB) is a common opportunistic infection and cause of death in HIV-infected persons. TB may be present at the start of antiretroviral thera...
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 4 comprises globally distributed and geographically restricted sublineages

Stucki D, Brites D, Jeljeli L, Coscolla M, Liu Q,  et al.
2016-10-31 • Nature Genetics
2016-10-31 • Nature Genetics
Generalist and specialist species differ in the breadth of their ecological niches. Little is known about the niche width of obligate human pathogens. Here we analyzed a global collectio...
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Evolutionary history and global spread of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage

Merker M, Blin C, Mona S, Duforet-Frebourg N, Lecher S,  et al.
2015-01-19 • Nature Genetics
2015-01-19 • Nature Genetics
Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of the Beijing lineage are globally distributed and are associated with the massive spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in Eurasia. Here w...