SEARCHED TERM
Antiretroviral therapy (ART)-associated tuberculosis
DEFINITION
Tuberculosis diagnosed during antiretroviral treatment in an HIV-positive patient that is not receiving anti-tuberculosis treatment when ART is initiated.
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SOURCE DEFINITION
(For use in resource-limited settings) Patient not receiving treatment for tuberculosis when ART is initiated. Active tuberculosis is diagnosed after initiation of ART; The diagnosis of tuberculosis should fulfil WHO criteria for smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis, smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis, or extrapulmonary tuberculosis
OTHER DEFINITIONS
(In resource-limited settings) Development of active TB within three months of starting HAART in an individual who did not have TB at the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)
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