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Risk factors for mortality in Malawian children with human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis co-infection

W Chris Buck, Donald A. Olson, Mark Kabue, Saeed Ahmed, L. K. Nchama, Alister Munthali, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Peter N. Kazembe

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2013 · 52 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

Pediatric TB-HIV co-infection is common and mortality is high in this cohort of Malawian children. Prompt initiation of ART should be emphasized in this high-risk patient population.

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