Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Author "Reiss, Peter"
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Clinical spectrum, risk factors and outcome of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in patients with tuberculosis-HIV coinfection
Worodria, William; Menten, Joris; Massinga-Loembe, Marguerite; Mazakpwe, Doreen; Bagenda, Danstan; Koole, Olivier; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Kestens, Luc; Mugerwa, Roy; Reiss, Peter; Colebunders, Robert; The TB-IRIS study group (International Medical Press, 2012)BACKGROUND: Here, we aimed to determine the clinical spectrum, predictors and outcomes of paradoxical tuberculosis-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) in a resource-limited setting. METHODS: In a ... -
Incidence and predictors of mortality and the effect of tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a cohort of TB/HIV patients commencing antiretroviral therapy
Worodria, William; Massinga-Loembe, Marguerite; Mazakpwe, Doreen; Luzinda, Kenneth; Menten, Joris; Van Leth, Frank; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Kestens, Luc; Mugerwa, Roy D.; Reiss, Peter; Colebunders, Robert (Lippincott Wilkins & Williams, 2011)Background: Tuberculosis-HIV (TB-HIV) coinfection remains an important cause of mortality in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs. In a cohort of TB-HIV–coinfected patients starting ART, we examined the incidence and ... -
Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: case definitions for use in resource-limited settings
Meintjes, Graeme; Lawn, Stephen D.; Scano, Fabio; Maartens, Gary; French, Martyn A.; Worodria, William; Elliott, Julian H.; Murdoch, David; Wilkinson, Robert J.; Seyler, Catherine; John, Laurence; van der Loeff, Maarten Schim; Reiss, Peter; Lynen, Lut; Janoff, Edward N.; Gilks, Charles; Colebunders, Robert (Elsevier, 2008-08)The immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) has emerged as an important early complication of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings, especially in patients with tuberculosis. However, there ...