J. O. M. Pobee

TL;DR: The high prevalence of HIV in patients with tuberculosis suggests that an epidemic of reactivating tuberculosis is arising in those who are infected with HIV, and the redirection of public health priorities towards tuberculosis would focus on a major treatable and preventable complication of the AIDS epidemic.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that preventive therapy with either twice weekly isoniazid for 6 months or a combination of rifampicin and pyrazinamide for 3 months reduced the incidence of TB in HIV-infected persons in Zambia.

TL;DR: The findings imply that cases of HIV-associated pulmonary tuberculosis may frequently be missed and emphasise the need for new diagnostic methods.

TL;DR: Two hundred and forty-nine patients with tuberculosis were recruited to a cohort study to investigate the interaction between tuberculosis and HIV in Lusaka, Zambia; findings at presentation are presented here.

TL;DR: Risk factors for death in HIV-positive patients included multi-site tuberculosis, history of prolonged diarrhoea or fever, oral thrush, splenomegaly, anergy to tuberculin, low weight, anaemia or lymphopenia, and poor compliance with regimens containing rifampicin and pyrazinamide.