Breakthrough Tuberculosis in a Large Cohort of People Living With <scp>HIV</scp> on Preventive Treatment
The incidence of breakthrough TB was low at 1.4 per 100 PYs of TPT provision but indicating a need for improved screening of PWH before TPT. The incidence rate of TB among PWH during and after the shorter TPT regimen (3HP) is comparable to that of the 6H and 9H regimens.
Authors
- Nunurai Ruswa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1764-3574)
- Mareli Claassens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5927-284X)
- Gunar Günther
Institutions
- University of Namibia (NA)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Ministry of Health and Social Services (NA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Published
- 2026-02-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.70107
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00