title: Incidence, risk factors and mortality of tuberculosis in Danish HIV patients 1995-2007.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection predisposes to tuberculosis (TB). We described incidence, risk factors and prognosis of TB in HIV-1 infected patients during pre (1995-1996), early (1997-1999), and late Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) (2000-2007) periods.
  
  
  METHODS
  We included patients from a population-based, multicenter, nationwide cohort. We calculated incidence rates (IRs) and mortality rates (MRs). Cox's regression analysis was used to estimate risk factors for TB infection with HAART initiation included as time updated variable. Kaplan-Meier was used to estimate mortality after TB.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 2,668 patients identified, 120 patients developed TB during the follow-up period. The overall IR was 8.2 cases of TB/1,000 person-years of follow-up (PYR). IRs decreased during the pre-, early and late-HAART periods (37.1/1000 PYR, 12.9/1000 PYR and 6.5/1000 PYR respectively). African and Asian origin, low CD4 cell count and heterosexual and injection drug user route of HIV transmission were risk factors for TB and start of HAART reduced the risk substantially. The overall MR in TB patients was 34.4 deaths per 1,000 PYR (95% Confidence Interval: 22.0-54.0) and was highest in the first two years after the diagnosis of TB.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Incidence of TB still associated with conventional risk factors as country of birth, low CD4 count and route of HIV infection while HAART reduces the risk substantially. The mortality in this patient population is high in the first two years after TB diagnosis.
authors: Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark. gry_assam@hotmail.com
authors: Gry A
authors: GA
authors: Taarnhøj
authors: Frederik N
authors: FN
authors: Engsig
authors: Pernille
authors: P
authors: Ravn
authors: Isik S
authors: IS
authors: Johansen
authors: Carsten S
authors: CS
authors: Larsen
authors: Birgit
authors: B
authors: Røge
authors: Aase B
authors: AB
authors: Andersen
authors: Niels
authors: N
authors: Obel
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