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ART during tuberculosis therapy reduces mortality risk for people with HIV

Bedaquiline as part of tailored therapy for MDR- and XDR-TB achieves impressive culture conversion rates

Use of drug susceptibility testing to select therapy improves treatment outcomes in patients with MDR- and XDR-TB

Reduced treatment delays for people with drug-resistant TB and HIV co-infection through decentralised care and rapid Xpert MTB/RIF test

Reduced treatment delays for people with drug-resistant TB and HIV co-infection through decentralised care and rapid Xpert MTB/RIF test

Novel TB regimen could reduce treatment duration

Mel Spigelman and Dan Everitt  presenting at AIDS 2014. Photo by Liz Highleyman, hivandhepatitis.com

Early ART only increases TB IRIS risk for people with HIV who have a CD4 cell count below 50

Rifampicin dose can be increased safely in TB treatment, may shorten duration

Another negative result in the quest for a shorter TB treatment course

Simultaneous HIV and tuberculosis therapy doesn't cause problems with liver function